Hellinsia pectodactylus

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Hellinsia pectodactylus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. pectodactylus
Binomial name
Hellinsia pectodactylus
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus pectodactylaStaudinger, 1859
  • Hellinsia pectodactyla
  • Lioptilus angustusWalsingham, 1880
  • Lioptilus stramineusWalsingham, 1880
  • Pterophorus melanoschismaWalsingham, 1908

Hellinsia pectodactylus is a moth of 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 wingspan is 19–20 mm. [6]

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea , Aster linosyris and Phagnalon saxatile . [7]

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<i>Hellinsia distinctus</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Hellinsia balanotes</i> Species of plume moth

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Hellinsia inulae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Cyprus and in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Greece, Russia, North Africa and Asia Minor.

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<i>Hellinsia paleaceus</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Hellinsia inquinatus</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia inquinatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Maryland, Alabama, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and Arizona. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola, Mexico, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Island.

Hellinsia chlorias, the chlorias plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Mississippi, New York, Colorado and Kentucky.

Hellinsia triadias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to India.

Hellinsia fletcheri is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in India.

Hellinsia shillongi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to India.

Hellinsia siniaevi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to India.

Hellinsia umrani is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to India.

<i>Hellinsia batallonica</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia batallonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Venezuela.

<i>Hellinsia montezerpae</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia montezerpae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Venezuela.

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


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