Hellinsia unicolor explained

Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida,^[1] Mississippi,^[2] Georgia and Kentucky.

The wingspan is about 14–20 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium.^[4] They bore in the stem and roots of their host plant.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patterson . Bob . September 20, 2009 . Species Hellinsia unicolor - Hodges#6226 . BugGuide.Net . March 25, 2018.
2. Matthews . D. L. . 2010 . Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) . Southern Lepidopterists' News . 32 . 2 . 50–55.
3. https://archive.org/stream/contributionston414barn/contributionston414barn_djvu.txt Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
4. http://www.plumemoth.com/Florida%20Pterophoridae.pdf Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida