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Pterophoridae 460110.00 – 6210 – Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908) – Baccharis Borer

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Distribution: Type locality: S. Florida, U.S., Titusville. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Pterophorus balanotes Meyrick, 1908 • Pterophorus aquila Meyrick, 1908 Taxonomic Notes: Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908) includes as a synonym 6217 Hellinsia serenus in Gielis (2003). H. serenus is listed as a full species in Matthews (2016), www.plumemoth.com, accessed May, 2017. Deborah Matthews (pers. comm. 05/26/2017) confirms that H. serenus is a full species.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Gielis, C., 2003. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 4: 1-198. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Matthews, D.L., 2016. Pterophoridae of North America - "Plume Moths". Online self-published. website Meyrick, E., 1907. XXVII. Notes and Descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1907 503. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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