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Hellinsia paleaceus
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H. paleaceus
Binomial name
Hellinsia paleaceus
(Zeller, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus paleaceus Zeller, 1873
  • Oidaematophorus paleaceus
  • Leioptilus sericidactylus Murtfeldt, 1880

Hellinsia paleaceus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in eastern North America, including Florida, Mississippi[2] Maryland and Montana[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Vernonia gigantea, Vernonia missurica and Vernonia noveboracensis.[4] They feed on the young foliage of their host plant.

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