| Hellinsia lacteodactylus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. lacteodactylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)[1] |
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Hellinsia lacteodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi[2], Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
The wingspan is 25-29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[3]
The larvae feed on Solidago species and Eupatorium perfoliatum.[4] They are stemborers.