Hellinsia carphodactyla

Hellinsia carphodactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. carphodactyla
Binomial name
Hellinsia carphodactyla
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Hellinsia carphodactylus
  • Euleioptilus carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813)
  • Euleioptilus carphodactylus
  • Alucita carphodactyla Hübner, 1813
  • Leioptilus carphodactylus var. buphthalmi Hofmann, 1898

Hellinsia carphodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe (except Scandinavia), Asia Minor and North Africa.

The wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in). Adults are on wing in June, and again in August and September in two generations in western Europe.

The larvae of the first generation live in the stem of Inula conyza. They also feed on the flowers and seeds. Pupation takes place in the excavated stem parts. Larvae have also been recorded on Carlina species (including Carlina vulgaris).

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