Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Hellinsia distinctus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hellinsia Rank Species | |
Similar Hellinsia tephradactyla, Hellinsia didactylites, Hellinsia, Oxyptilus chrysodactyla, Crombrugghia distans | ||
Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family 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.
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.
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