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Hellinsia carphodactyla

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Hellinsia carphodactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. carphodactyla
Binomial name
Hellinsia carphodactyla
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
List
    • Hellinsia carphodactylus
    • Euleioptilus carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813)
    • Euleioptilus carphodactylus
    • Alucita carphodactyla Hübner, 1813
    • Leioptilus carphodactylus var. buphthalmi Hofmann, 1898

Hellinsia carphodactyla (also known as the citron plume) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is known from most of Europe (except Scandinavia), Asia Minor and North Africa.

Description

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The wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in).[1] Adults are on wing in June, and again in August and September in two generations in western Europe.[1][2] Larvae have also been recorded on Inula bifrons, Inula hirta, Inula montana, Carlina species, including carline thistle (Carlina vulgaris) and ox-eye (Buphthalmum salicifolium).[2]

Pupation takes place in the excavated stem parts.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, [1813])". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ellis, W N. "Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813) citron plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813)". Lepidoptera of Belgium. Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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