''Aethes heleniana'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus ...

. It was described by Razowski in 1997. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from

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and

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. The larvae feed on ''

Helenium autumnale ''Helenium autumnale'' is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Common names include common sneezeweed and large-flowered sneezeweed. Description Common sneezeweed is a perennial herb up to tall. In late summer ...

''.

References

heleniana Moths described in 1997 Moths of North America Taxa named by Józef Razowski {{Aethes-stub