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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ironweed Plume Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hellinsia elliottii
- Hellinsia balanotes
- Hellinsia homodactylus
- Adaina microdactyla
- Porrittia galactodactyla
- Pterophorus innotatalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Hellinsia
- Species
- Hellinsia paleaceus
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