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Pterophoridae
63a0107.6 – 6216   Hellinsia sulphureodactylus (Packard, 1873)
             Sulphur Plume Moth

© Paul Carlson
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • sulphureodactylus Packard 1873 (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6216
  • sulphureidactylus Meyrick 1910 (Pterophorus)
  • sulphureus Walsingham 1880 (Lioptilus)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
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