Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Hellinsia didactylites | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hellinsia Rank Species | |
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Similar Hellinsia tephradactyla, Hellinsia, Gillmeria, Gillmeria pallidactyla, Geina didactyla | ||
Hellinsia didactylites is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula), east into Russia.
The wingspan is 19–23 millimetres (0.75–0.91 in).
The larvae feed on various Hieracium species including: Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium prenanthoides, Hieracium amplexicaule, Hieracium murorum, Hieracium lachenalii and Hieracium sylvaticum.
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