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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Pterophoridae Members:
Adaina ambrosiae
Adaina bipunctatus
Amblyptilia pica
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla
Buckleria parvulus
Dejongia californicus
Emmelina monodactyla
Emmelina unidentified species
Exelastis pumilio
Exelastis unidentified species
Geina buscki
Geina periscelidactylus
Geina sheppardi
Geina tenuidactylus
Geina unidentified species
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Hellinsia balanotes
Hellinsia chlorias
Hellinsia elliottii
Hellinsia glenni
Hellinsia habecki
Hellinsia homodactylus
Hellinsia inquinatus
Hellinsia kellicottii
Hellinsia linus
Hellinsia paleaceus
Hellinsia unidentified species
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
Lioptilodes albistriolatus
Oidaematophorus eupatorii
Oidaematophorus unidentified species
Paraplatyptilia auriga
Paraplatyptilia carolina
Platyptilia carduidactylus
Pselnophorus belfragei
Pselnophorus unidentified species
Pterophoridae unidentified species
Stenoptilia pallistriga
Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Hellinsia
Members:
Hellinsia balanotes
Hellinsia chlorias
Hellinsia elliottii
Hellinsia glenni
Hellinsia habecki
Hellinsia homodactylus
Hellinsia inquinatus
Hellinsia kellicottii
Hellinsia linus
Hellinsia paleaceus
Hellinsia unidentified species
3 NC Records
Hellinsia kellicottii
(Fish, 1881) - Goldenrod Borer Plume Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea
Family:
Pterophoridae
P3 Number:
63a0112
MONA Number:
6212.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Structural photos
Male reproductive structures. Specimen collected by J. Petranka on 2021-05-23 in Madison County and dissected by J.B. Sullivan.
Aedeagus. Specimen collected by J. Petranka on 2021-05-23 in Madison County and dissected by J.B. Sullivan.
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map:
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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:
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Hellinsia kellicottii
- Goldenrod Borer Plume Moth
Photos: 3
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: Dissected by Bo Sullivan and further verified by Debbie Mathews Lott based on genitalia.
Recorded by: M. Cumberland on 2014-06-27
Cumberland Co.
Comment: