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Pterophoridae 63a0110 – 6210   Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)              Baccharis Borer

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Similar Species: Hellinsia serenus (Meyrick, 1913) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: balanotes Meyrick 1908 (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6210; Type locality: S. Florida, U.S., Titusville aquila Meyrick 1908 (Pterophorus); Type locality: Texas

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. Gielis, C., 2003. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 4: 1-198. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Matthews, D.L., 2016. Pterophoridae of North America - "Plume Moths". Online self-published. website Meyrick, E., 1907. XXVII. Notes and Descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1907 503. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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