The Chlorias Plume Moth (Hellinsia chlorias) is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America

North America

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, including Mississippi

Mississippi

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, New York

New York

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, Colorado

Colorado

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 and Kentucky

Kentucky

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 22-25 mm. The head is pale yellow-ochreous. The antennae are pale ochreous. The thorax and abdomen are pale yellowish-ochreous. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, often more or less suffused with whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomy

Hellinsia chlorias is sometimes listed as a synonym of Hellinsia kellicottii

Hellinsia kellicottii

The Goldenrod Borer is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Massachusetts and New York, south to southern Florida and west to Colorado and Utah. It has also been recorded from Quebec, British Columbia, Arkansas and Wisconsin.The wingspan is 14–29 mm...

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