Hellinsia inquinatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. inquinatus
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia inquinatus | |
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Hellinsia inquinatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi,[2] Oklahoma, Tennessee,[3] Maryland,[4] Alabama, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and Arizona. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola,[5] Mexico, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Island.
The wingspan is about 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in).[6] Adults are on wing in April, June and December.[7]
The larvae feed on Ambrosia artemissiifolia,[8] Ambrosia trifida and Parthenium hysterophorus.