Hellinsia balanotes

Hellinsia balanotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. balanotes
Binomial name
Hellinsia balanotes
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Pterophora balanotes Meyrick, 1908
  • Pterophora aquila Meyrick, 1908
  • Oidaematophorus balanotes

Hellinsia balanotes, the baccharis borer, is a moth of the Pterophoridae family which is native to the United States, Guatemala and northern Mexico, including Arizona, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Maryland, but has been introduced to Australia for the control of Baccharis halimifolia.

Damage
Damage

The wingspan is 31–42 millimetres (1.2–1.7 in).[1] Adults are on wing year-round.

The larvae feed on Baccharis (including Baccharis halimifolia, Baccharis salicina, Baccharis neglecta and Baccharis angustifolia)[2] and Pluchea sericea.[3] The feeding results in long narrow galleries in the stem of the host plant.

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