Biology:Hellinsia distinctus
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. distinctus
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| Hellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found from Europe to India , Korea, Japan , China and Russia . Within Europe, it is found from Germany and the Benelux east to Poland , Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, from Italy north to Fennoscandia, and in Greece, Estonia, Latvia and northern and central Russia .[1]
The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).
The larvae feed on Antennaria dioica, Gnaphalium luteoalbum, Omalotheca sylvatica, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia chamaemelifolia.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437936. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006.
External links
- Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Japanese Moths
- Swedish Lepidoptera
Wikidata ☰ Q8365506 entry
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