Hellinsia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. It was created by J.W. Tutt in honour of the entomologist John Hellins.
Exelastis montischristi is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis known from Hispaniola, Ecuador, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, the Virgin Islands, Florida and Texas. It has also been recorded from Tanzania.
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.
Paraplatyptilia auriga is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in eastern North America, including Florida, Mississippi, and New Jersey.
Adaina bipunctatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Florida and Mississippi. It has also been recorded from Trinidad, the West Indies, Brazil and Ecuador.
Adaina ambrosiae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America from California east to Florida and north to Ontario. It is also known from Bermuda, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky.
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 and California.
Hellinsia lacteodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
Hellinsia paleaceus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi Maryland, Montana, Texas, California, Nebraska, New Mexico and south-eastern Canada. It has also been recorded from Puerto Rico.
Oidaematophorus eupatorii, the eupatorium plume moth or Joe Pye plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Iowa, New York, California and Vancouver Island. It is also known from Mexico, Guatemala and Panama.
Hellinsia elliottii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Mississippi, New York, Iowa, Quebec, Alberta and Ontario.
Hellinsia citrites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Mississippi, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Hellinsia chlorias, the chlorias plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Mississippi, New York, Colorado and Kentucky.
Adaina simplicius is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay and Puerto Rico. It was introduced to South Africa for study as a biological control agent for Eupatorium macrocephalum.
Hellinsia agraphodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Dominican Republic. Records from North America are probably a misidentification.
Hellinsia pan is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that can be found in the U.S. states of California and Arizona. The species was first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921.
Hellinsia linus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and Massachusetts.
Hellinsia falsus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in the US states of California and Arizona and in Mexico's Baja California.
Hellinsia ochracealis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia and Peru.
