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Hellinsia tephradactyla

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Hellinsia tephradactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.