Hellinsia balanotes
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Hellinsia balanotes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. balanotes
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)
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Hellinsia balanotes, the baccharis borer, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae which is native to Guatemala, northern Mexico, and the United States including Arizona, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Maryland, but has been introduced to Australia for the control of Baccharis halimifolia. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1908.
The wingspan is 31–42 millimetres (1.2–1.7 in).[1] Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Baccharis (including Baccharis halimifolia, Baccharis salicina, Baccharis neglecta and Baccharis angustifolia)[2] and Pluchea sericea.[3] The feeding results in long narrow galleries in the stem of the host plant.
References
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- ^ "Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (January 31, 2009). "Hellinsia balanotes". uts.edu.au. Retrieved 2009-02-20. [dead link]
- ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
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