Hellinsia sulphureodactylus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pterophoridae
Genus
Hellinsia
Species
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
Scientific Name
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Hellinsia sulphureodactylus

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

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The head is ochreous. The palpi are whitish yellow, streaked with ochreous and the antennae are long and yellowish tinged with fuscous. The thorax and abdomen are sulphur yellow, streaked with ochreous scales. The legs are whitish ochreous, streaked with brown. The forewings are clear sulphur yellow, slightly tinged with brownish on the outer fourth of the costa. There is a minute brown dot before the base of the fissure. The fringes are pale yellowish white, but cinereous on the hind margin. The hindwings are whitish, thickly dusted with cinereous. The fringes are concolorous.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Helianthus pumilus.

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Hellinsia sulphureodactylus in languages:

English
Sulphur Plume Moth

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Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
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Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
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Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Jared Shorma, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Jared Shorma, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Jared Shorma, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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