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]
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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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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 edit
- ^ "Hellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. 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. S2CID 86607316.
External links edit
- Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Japanese Moths
- Swedish Lepidoptera
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