Hellinsia tephradactyla

Hellinsia tephradactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. tephradactyla
Binomial name
Hellinsia tephradactyla
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Alucita tephradactyla Hübner, 1813
  • Euleioptilus tephradactyla (Hübner, 1813)

Hellinsia tephradactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine and Croatia).[1]

The wingspan is 18–23 millimetres (0.71–0.91 in). Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea, Aster bellidiastrum and Bellis perennis.

References

  1. "Hellinsia tephradactyla (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

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