| Hellinsia chuncheonensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. chuncheonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia chuncheonensis Kim, 2009 | |
Hellinsia chuncheonensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Korea. [1]
The wingspan is 15–16 mm.
The specific name refers to the type locality, Chuncheon, of the holotype.
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Hellinsia lienigianus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae which inhabits coastal areas, dry pastures and waste ground and is found in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Also known as the mugwort plume it was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and Vietnam.
Tomotilus celebratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been reported from Australia, India, Japan and Indonesia (Java). Until recently the species was known as Tomotilus saitoi, but the earlier name Oxyptilus celebratus has been recognised as an earlier reference to this same species.
Hellinsia beneficus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to Mexico, but was introduced to Hawaii in 1973 as a biological control agent against mistflower, Ageratina riparia.
Hellinsia ishiyamanus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Japan, Korea and China.
Hellinsia albidactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Japan (Honshu), Korea, China and Russia.
Hellinsia lacteolus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan, North Korea and China.
Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found from Europe to India, Korea, Japan, China and Russia. Within Europe, it is found from Germany and the Benelux east to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, from Italy north to Fennoscandia, and in Greece, Estonia, Latvia and northern and central Russia.
Hellinsia kuwayamai is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan, Korea and China.
Hellinsia nigridactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan, Korea, China and Russia.
Oidaematophorus iwatensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Japan (Honshu), Korea and China.
Adaina microdactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. Also known as the hemp-agrimony plume, it is found in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Hellinsia iraneaus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Hellinsia mesoleucus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Hellinsia probatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Nippoptilia distigmata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Korea.
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Korea.
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.
Hellinsia batallonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Venezuela.
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