Hellinsia pectodactylus

Hellinsia pectodactylus is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae. 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]

Hellinsia pectodactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	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

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. Archived from the original on October 14, 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 Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
5. Bug Guide
6. lepiforum.de
7. Hellinsia at funet