Moths of North Carolina

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Hellinsia citrites (Meyrick, 1908) - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family:
Pterophoridae

P3 Number:
63a0085

MONA Number:
6183.00

Identification

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Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

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Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our only site record is a "bean dip" in the Sandhills: a relatively mesic Longleaf Pine flatwoods that is rich in legumes and other forbs.

Larval Host Plants: Jeff Niznik reared a larva from False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides). We are unaware of any other host records.

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Hellinsia citrites - No common name

Photos: 8

	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-02 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-01 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-09-25 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-09-25 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-08-29 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20 Richmond Co. Comment: