Hellinsia subochraceus

Hellinsia subochraceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. subochraceus
Binomial name
Hellinsia subochraceus
(Walsingham, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lioptilus subochraceus Walsingham, 1880

Hellinsia subochraceus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America (including California, Oregon and Alberta).

The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The head is whitish above and the face and neck are brownish. The antennae are whitish ochreous, with the basal joint brown. The forewings are cream white, with a few scattered brown scales. There is a brown spot before the base of the fissure and another between that and the costa. The fringes are cream white, tinged with brown on the outer margin. The hindwings are very pale cinereous and the fringes are slightly darker about the ends of the feathers.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Helianthus species.

Taxonomy

Hellinsia australis was described as a subspecies of Hellinsia subochraceus. It is either treated as a synonym of subochraceus or as a valid species, Hellinsia australis.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.