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Hellinsia pectodactylus

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Hellinsia pectodactylus
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H. pectodactylus
Binomial name
Hellinsia pectodactylus
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus pectodactyla Staudinger, 1859
  • Hellinsia pectodactyla
  • Lioptilus angustus Walsingham, 1880
  • Lioptilus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
  • Pterophorus melanoschisma Walsingham, 1908

Hellinsia pectodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Europe (the Iberian Peninsula, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sardinia, Greece, Cyprus and southern Russia), the Canary Islands,[1] Kyrgyzstan,[2] Afghanistan,[3] India[4] and North America (including the Rocky Mountains, Oregon, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario).[5]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm.[6]

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea, Aster linosyris and Phagnalon saxatile.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)". Fauna Europaea. 2.5. July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 2. Teil (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ Pterygot Insects of Afghanistan - A tentative synonymic list of the species known in Afghanistan
  4. ^ Zoological Survey of India
  5. ^ Bug Guide
  6. ^ lepiforum.de
  7. ^ Hellinsia at funet

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