Hellinsia didactylites
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. didactylites
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia didactylites (Ström, 1783)
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Hellinsia didactylites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula), east into Russia.[1]
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The wingspan is 19–23 millimetres (0.75–0.91 in).
The larvae feed on various Hieracium species including: Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium prenanthoides, Hieracium amplexicaule, Hieracium murorum, Hieracium lachenalii and Hieracium sylvaticum.
References
- ^ "Hellinsia didactylites, (Strom, 1783)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
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