Pterophoridae
460110.00 –
6210 Hellinsia balanotes
(Meyrick, 1908)
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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.)
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| 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. |
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| 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
- Species Page at Mass Moths
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