Hellinsia chrysocomae

Hellinsia chrysocomae, the scarce goldenrod plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Great Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland and southern Russia.[1]

Hellinsia chrysocomae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. chrysocomae
Binomial name
Hellinsia chrysocomae
(Ragonot, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus chrysocomae Ragonot, 1875
  • Oidaematophorus bowesi Whalley, 1960
  • Leioptilus gozmanyi Bigot, 1969

The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Jacobaea vulgaris, Aster linosyris and Solidago virgaurea.

References

  1. "Hellinsia chrysocomae Ragonot, 1875". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.


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