Hellinsia glenni

Hellinsia glenni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. glenni
Binomial name
	Hellinsia glenni; (Cashatt, 1972)
Synonyms
	Oidaematophorus glenniCashatt, 1972;

Last updated October 18, 2025

Hellinsia glenni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1972. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi ^[2] and California.^[3]

The wingspan is about 26 millimetres (1.0 in).

The larvae feed on Solidago canadensis .^[4] They are stemborers.

References

↑ "460115.00 – 6214 – Hellinsia glenni – (Cashatt, 1972)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
↑ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
↑ California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections
↑ Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida

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[1] "460115.00 – 6214 – Hellinsia glenni – (Cashatt, 1972)". 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] California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections

[4] Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida

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