''Frechinia helianthiales'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
Mary Murtfeldt
Mary Esther Murtfeldt (6 August 1839, New York City – 23 February 1913, Kirkwood, Missouri, Kirkwood) was an American entomologist, botanist, botanical collector, writer and editor. She undertook research on the life histories of insects, descr ...
in 1897. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
Arizona,
Illinois,
Manitoba,
Missouri and
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, south to
Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 6.5-8.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on ''
Helianthus'' species. They
mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
...
the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1897
Odontiini
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