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Hellinsia lacteodactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. lacteodactylus
Binomial name
Hellinsia lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)
Synonyms
Pterophorus lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873 Oidaematophorus lacteodactylus

Hellinsia lacteodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Solidago species and Eupatorium perfoliatum. They are stemborers.

References

1. "460114.00 – 6213 – Hellinsia lacteodactylus – (Chambers, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
2. Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
3. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
4. Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida

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