Moths of North Carolina
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Hellinsia habecki Matthews, 2010 - Habeck's Plume Moth

Hellinsia habeckiHellinsia habecki
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		Subfamily:
Pterophorinae		Tribe:
Pterophorini		P3 Number:
63a0105.1		 MONA Number:
6202.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hellinsia habeckiAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records for this species all come from dry-xeric sandhills, which is consistent with the habitats reported for its primary host plant.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed externally on leaves of Eupatorium compositifolium, with one additional record from E. capillifolium (Mathews, 2010). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Fire-maintained Sandhills
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1S2]
State Protection:
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Hellinsia habecki - Habeck's Plume Moth

Photos: 4
Hellinsia habecki
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Kaitlyn Elliott on 2025-08-16
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Hellinsia habecki
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-15
Moore Co.
Comment: Specimen verified by dissection.
Hellinsia habecki
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-09
Moore Co.
Comment: Specimen verified by dissection. 		Hellinsia habecki
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-05-13
Moore Co.
Comment: Specimen verified by dissection.