Hellinsia paleaceus
Species of plume moth
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Hellinsia paleaceus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi[2] Maryland, Montana,[3] Texas, California, Nebraska, New Mexico and south-eastern Canada. It has also been recorded from Puerto Rico.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. paleaceus |
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The wingspan is 19–26 millimetres (0.75–1.02 in). Adults have been recorded from March to September.[4]
The larvae feed on Vernonia gigantea, Vernonia missurica, Vernonia noveboracensis,[5] Vernonia angustifolia, Vernonia blodgettii and Vernonia cinerea (Cyanthillium cinereum).[6]
