Hellinsia chrysocomae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. chrysocomae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875)
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Hellinsia chrysocomae, also known as the scarce goldenrod plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, found in Great Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland and southern Russia.[1]
The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), goldilocks aster (Aster linosyris) and European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875) scarce goldendrod plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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