Hellinsia chrysocomae

Hellinsia chrysocomae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. chrysocomae
Binomial name
	Hellinsia chrysocomae; (Ragonot, 1875)
Synonyms
	Leioptilus chrysocomae Ragonot, 1875; Oidaematophorus bowesi Whalley, 1960; Leioptilus gozmanyi Bigot, 1969;

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)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ Ellis, W N. "Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875) scarce goldendrod plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

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