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Pterophoridae 63a0086 – 6185   Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939)              White-lobed Plume Moth

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Description/ Field Marks: See Ustjuzhanin, et al. (2026). Genitalia: See Ustjuzhanin, et al. (2026). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) (Oidaematophorus) - MONA 1983: 6185; TL: Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake, N. W. T wrangeliensis (Zagulajev, 1985) (Leioptilus); TL: Vrangel Island, Gusinaya, U.S.S.R. Taxonomic Notes: Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) includes as a synonym Leioptilus wrangeliensis Zagulajev, 1985 (Matthews in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Gielis, C., 2011. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 85(10): 589-824. McDunnough, J.H., 1939. Pterophorid Descriptions and Notes (Lepid.). The Canadian Entomologist, 71(5): 110. (paid access) Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Ustjuzhanin, P. Y., V. N., Kovtunovich & V. M. Spitsyn, 2026. Notes on the distribution and correct identification of Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) and Hellinsia mongolica (Zagulajev & Pentschukowskaya, 1972) from Russia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecologica Montenegrina, 97: 1-11. Zagulajev, 1985. New species of moths (Lepidoptera; Psychidae, Thyrididae, Pterophoridae) from the USSR. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 64(4): 773-788.

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