Moths of North Carolina
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Hellinsia kellicottii (Fish, 1881) - Goldenrod Plume Moth

Hellinsia kellicottiiHellinsia kellicottii
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		P3 Number:
63a0112		 MONA Number:
6212.00		 Other Common Name:
Goldenrod Borer Plume Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hellinsia kellicottiiAlamance 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%20Hanover 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on goldenrods, including Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), Pine Barren Goldenrod (S. fistulosa), and Giant Goldenrod (S. gigantea) (Matthews et al., 1990). - 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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 Photo Gallery for Hellinsia kellicottii - Goldenrod Plume Moth

Photos: 3
Hellinsia kellicottiiRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hellinsia kellicottiiRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: Dissected by Bo Sullivan and further verified by Debbie Mathews Lott based on genitalia.
Hellinsia kellicottiiRecorded by: M. Cumberland on 2014-06-27
Cumberland Co.
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