Moths of North Carolina
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6 NC Records

Hellinsia inquinatus (Zeller, 1873) - Black-marked Plume Moth

Hellinsia inquinatusHellinsia inquinatus
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		P3 Number:
63a0087		 MONA Number:
6186.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Hellinsia inquinatus
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) (Matthews et al., 1990). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-05
Madison Co.
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