Hellinsia osteodactyla

Hellinsia osteodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except the Benelux, Iceland, Ireland and Greece), as well as North Africa and from Asia Minor to Japan. Also known as the small golden-rod plume it was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1841.^[1]

Figs.4, 4a larva after final moult

Hellinsia osteodactyla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. osteodactyla
Binomial name
Hellinsia osteodactyla (Zeller, 1841)
Synonyms
List Pterophorus osteodactylus Zeller, 1841 Leioptilus cinerariae Millière, 1869 Hellinsia osteodactylus auct. Oidaematophorus osteodactylus Leioptilus trimmatodactylus Christoph, 1872

The wingspan is 16–23 millimetres (0.63–0.91 in). Adults are on wing at dusk in July and come to light.^[2]

The larvae feed on the flowers and seed-heads of European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), Senecio nemorensis, silver ragwort (Senecio bicolour) and goldilocks aster (Aster linosyris).^[3]

References

1. "Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
2. Kimber, Ian. "Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841)". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
3. Ellis, W N. "Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841) small golden-rod plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 15 August 2020.