Ocher-markings

Guides

  • Hellinsia elliottii

    Elliot's Plume Moth

    Hellinsia elliottii is a plume moth in the family Pterophoridae, native to North America. Adults have a wingspan of 21–26 mm and exhibit distinctive white forewings with ocher yellow markings and brown scaling. The species occurs across a broad latitudinal range from Quebec and Alberta south to Mississippi and New York. Larvae are light green with long white hairs and a broken creamy dorsal line.