Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Family: Pterophoridae
Subfamily: Pterophorinae
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Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2024
Submitted by: Moth_Observer01
Region: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 25, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2024
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2024
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 27, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 19, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2024
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Observation date: May 27, 2024
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2023
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 19, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 24, 2023
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Observation date: May 28, 2023
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 28, 2023
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Observation date: May 20, 2023
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 21, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 22, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 26, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2022
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 15, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2021
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 17, 2021
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Observation date: May 18, 2021
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 22, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2002
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: kathy lichtendahl
Region: Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 19, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: kcdemille
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 08, 2021
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