Hellinsia unicolor | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. unicolor
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia unicolor | |
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Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida, [2] Mississippi, [3] Georgia and Kentucky.
The wingspan is about 14–20 mm. [4]
The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium. [5] They bore in the stem and roots of their host plant.
Hellinsia unicolor | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. unicolor
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia unicolor | |
Synonyms | |
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Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida, [2] Mississippi, [3] Georgia and Kentucky.
The wingspan is about 14–20 mm. [4]
The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium. [5] They bore in the stem and roots of their host plant.