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Guides

• Hellinsia inquinatus

  Black-marked Plume Moth

  Hellinsia inquinatus is a plume moth in the family Pterophoridae, described by Zeller in 1873. It is distributed across much of North America and the Caribbean, with a wingspan of 16–18 mm. The species has been recorded feeding on three species of Ambrosia and Parthenium as larvae.

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