Hellinsia inquinatus explained

Hellinsia inquinatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi,^[1] Oklahoma, Tennessee,^[2] Maryland,^[3] Alabama, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and Arizona. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola,^[4] Mexico, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Island.

The wingspan is about 16-.^[5] Adults are on wing in April, June and December.^[6]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia artemissiifolia,^[7] Ambrosia trifida and Parthenium hysterophorus.

Notes and References

1. Matthews . D. L. . 2010 . Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) . Southern Lepidopterists' News . 32 . 2 . 50–55.
2. Web site: Murray . Tom . December 12, 2009 . Species Hellinsia inquinatus - Hodges#6186 . BugGuide.Net . March 25, 2018.
3. http://www.marylandmoths.com/Html/Pterophoridae/Pterophorinae/Hellinsia_inquinatus.html Moths of Maryland
4. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01831p530f.pdf Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61314#page/63/mode/1up The Pterophoridae of North America
6. Web site: Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 85 (2011) . 2011-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016113144/http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=zoomed%3Bidno%3D8503a01 . 2013-10-16 . dead .
7. http://www.plumemoth.com/Florida%20Pterophoridae.pdf Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida