Biology:Hellinsia chrysocomae
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Short description: Species of plume moth
| Hellinsia chrysocomae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. chrysocomae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875)
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Hellinsia chrysocomae, also known as the scarce goldenrod plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, found in Great Britain, France , Germany , Switzerland and southern Russia .[1]
The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), goldilocks aster (Aster linosyris) and European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).[2]
References
- ↑ "Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7e2adea9-0d70-44a2-a3af-fad58cf78ddc. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875) scarce goldendrod plume". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/apoditrysia/pterophoroidea/pterophoridae/pterophorinae/hellinsia/hellinsia-chrysocomae/. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5707790 entry
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