Moths of North Carolina
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Hellinsia elliottii (Fernald, 1893) - Elliot's Plume Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		Subfamily:
Pterophorinae		Tribe:
Pterophorini		P3 Number:
63a0105		 MONA Number:
6204.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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 elliottii
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
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants are poorly documented, but Robinson et al. (2010) report a record for Eupatorium, and there is a BugGuide record (Marcie O'Connor, 2022) for a larva on Spotted Joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium maculatum). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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