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".
Baccharis is a genus of perennials and shrubs in the aster family (Asteraceae). They are commonly known as baccharises but sometimes referred to as "brooms", because many members have small thin leaves resembling the true brooms. They are not at all related to these however, but belong to an entirely different lineage of eudicots. B. halimifolia is commonly known as "groundsel bush", however true groundsels are found in the genus Senecio.
Baccharis halimifolia is a North American species of shrubs in the daisy family. It is native to Nova Scotia, the eastern and southern United States, eastern Mexico, the Bahamas, and Cuba.
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.
Lorita baccharivora, the groundsel leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to Florida and Texas, but has been introduced to Australia for the biological control of groundsel bush.
Mesoleuca ruficillata, the white-ribboned carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Prochoerodes amplicineraria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Stamnodes seiferti is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Leptostales crossii, or Cross's wave moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.
Perizoma basaliata, the square-patched carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Stamnodes gibbicostata, the shiny gray carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Epirrita pulchraria, the whitelined looper, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.
Lobocleta lanceolata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Dysstroma formosa, the Formosa carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Stamnodes franckata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Thera contractata, known generally as the contracted spanworm or evergreen spanworm, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Lobocleta plemyraria, the straight-lined wave, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Glena furfuraria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Prochoerodes olivata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Prochoerodes forficaria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
