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Pterophoridae
63a0110 – 6210   Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)
             Baccharis Borer

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Similar Species:
  • Hellinsia serenus (Meyrick, 1913)
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • balanotes (Meyrick, 1908) (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6210
      Type locality: S. Florida, U.S., Titusville.
  • aquila (Meyrick, 1908) (Pterophorus)
      Type locality: Texas.
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • 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
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Hellinsia balanotes
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    Hellinsia balanotes
    © Darryl Searcy
    Hellinsia balanotes
    © David Arbour
    Hellinsia balanotes
    © Robert Zimlich
    Hellinsia balanotes
    35mm – © Jim Vargo

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