Hellinsia pectodactylus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. pectodactylus
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
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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]
The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea, Aster linosyris and Phagnalon saxatile.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)". Fauna Europaea. 2.5. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 2. Teil (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Pterygot Insects of Afghanistan - A tentative synonymic list of the species known in Afghanistan
- ^ Zoological Survey of India Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Hellinsia at funet