Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Pterophoroidea Pterophoridae Pterophorinae

• Hellinsia albidactyla (Yano, 1963)

  • Oidaematophorus albidactyla Yano, 1963

  • Hellinsia albidactyla; [RFEL]
  • Hellinsia albidactylus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, [1813]) EU, not Scandinavia, Asia Minor, North Africa. See [maps]

  • Alucita carphodactyla Hübner, [1813]; pl. 4, f. 19, 20
  • Leioptilus carphodactylus var. buphthalmi Hofmann, 1898; Ill. Zs. Ent. 3: 340
    • = ; [ME1], 89
  • Leioptilus inulaevorus Gibeaux, 1989; Alexanor 16: 73
    • = ; [ME1], 89
  • Oidaematophorus alpinus Gibeaux & Picard, 1992; Ent. Gall. 3: 123
    • = ; [ME1], 89

  • Hellinsia alpinus; [iNaturalist]
  • Hellinsia buphthalmi; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hellinsia carphodactyla; [ME1], 89; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]
  • Hellinsia inulaevorus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Inula conyza, I. bifrons, I. montana, I. hirta, Buphthalmum salicifolium, Carlina vulgaris [ME1]

• Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875) England, France, Germany, Poland. See [maps]

  • Leioptilus chrysocomae Ragonot, 1875; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 5 (Bull.): lxxiv
  • Oidaematophorus bowesi Whalley, 1960; Ent. Gaz. 11: 29
  • Leioptilus gozmanyi Bigot, 1970
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Hellinsia chrysocomae; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Aster linosyris, A. sedifolius, Solidago virgaurea [ME1]

• Hellinsia didactylites (Ström, 1783) NEU, CEU, EEU, Italy. See [maps]

  • Alucita didactylites Ström, 1783; Nye Saml. Danske Vid. Selsk. Skrifter 2: 89
  • Alucita scarodactyla Hübner, [1813]; pl. 4, f. 21-22
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Alucita icarodactyla Treitschke, 1833; in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 9 (2): 247
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Pterophorus lienigianus cathrodactylus Caradja, 1920
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Hellinsia didactylites; [ME1], 92; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Hieracium umbellatum, H. prenanthoides, Hieracium amplexicaule, H. murorum, H. lachenalii, H. sylvaticum [ME1]

• Hellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) EU. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus distinctus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 5 (67): 379
  • Pretophorus var. sibiricus Caradja, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2): 86
  • Leioptilus zermattensis Müller-Rutz, 1934; Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 16 (2): 118

  • Hellinsia distincta; [RFEL]; [SVF]
  • Hellinsia distinctus; [ME1], 91; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Gnaphalium sylvaticum, Artemisia absinthium, A. chamaemelifolia [ME1]

• Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852) CEU, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, North Africa, Asia Minor. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus inulae Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 6: 384
  • Pterophorus coniodactylus Staudinger, 1859; Stettin ent. Ztg 20 (7-9): 258

  • Hellinsia coniodactylus; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hellinsia inulae; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Inula britannica, I. salicina, Inula viscosa, Ditrichia viscosa [ME1]

• Hellinsia ishiyamana (Matsumura, 1931)

  • Pterophorus ishiyamana Matsumura, 1931

  • Hellinsia ishiyamana; [RFEL]
  • Hellinsia ishiyamanus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Artemisia vulgaris [RFEL]

• Hellinsia kuwayamai (Matsumura, 1931)

  • Pterophorus kuwayamai Matsumura, 1931

  • Hellinsia kuwayamai; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Aster ageratoides, A. yomena [RFEL]

• Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852) EU, Palearctic, NA, India, SE.Asia, Africa, Australia. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus lienigianus Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 6: 380
  • Pterophorus melinodactylus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 5 (67): 379
    • = Oidaematophorus lienigianus; [NACL], #6195
  • Pterophorus scarodactylus Becker, 1861; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 5: 56
  • Leioptilus serindibanus Moore, 1887; Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 527, pl. 209, f. 14
  • Leioptilus sericeodactylus Pagenstecher, 1900; Zoologica 12 (29): 240
  • Pterophorus victorianus Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturgesch. 78 A (12): 130
  • Pterophorus lienigianus catharodactylus Caradja, 1920
    • = Hellinsia lienigiana; [RFEL]
  • Pterophorus hirosakianus Matsumura, 1931; 6000 Illust. Insects Japan.-Empire: 1056
    • = Hellinsia lienigiana; [RFEL]
  • Oidaematophorus linus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
    • = Oidaematophorus lienigianus; [NACL], #6195
  • Oidaematophorus mutuurai Yano, 1963
    • = Hellinsia lienigiana; [RFEL]

  • Hellinsia lienigiana; [ME1], 93; [SVF]
  • Hellinsia lienigianus; [RFEL]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
  • Hellinsia linus; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Oidaematophorus lienigianus; [NACL], #6195; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on (as lienigiana) Artemisia vulgaris, A. campestris, Leucanthemum vulgare, Tanacetum sp., Solanum sp.? [ME1]

• Hellinsia nigridactylus (Yano, 1961) Japan, .... See [maps]

  • Oidaematophorus nigridactylus Yano, 1961; Kontyû 29 (3): 154; TL: Inunaki-toge, Fukuoka Pref.

  • Hellinsia nigridactyla; [RFEL]
  • Hellinsia nigridactylus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Kalimeris yomena Yano, 1961, Kontyû 29 (3): 156, (as nigridactyla) Asteryomena [RFEL]

• Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841) EU, North Africa, Asia Minor - Japan, AC. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus osteodactylus Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 1841 (11-12): 851
  • Leioptilus cinerariae Millière, 1874; Icon. Desc. Chenilles Lepid. 3: 418
  • Pterophorus korbi Caradja, 1920
    • = Hellinsia osteodactyla; [RFEL]
  • Pterophorus turbidellus Caradja, 1920
    • = Hellinsia osteodactyla; [RFEL]
  • Pterophorus sophronistes Meyrick, 1937
    • = Hellinsia osteodactyla; [RFEL]

  • Hellinsia cinerariae; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hellinsia osteodactyla; [RFEL]; [SVF]
  • Hellinsia osteodactylus; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Solidago virgaurea, Senecio nemorensis, Senecio fuchsii, S. bicolor, Aster linosyris [ME1]

• Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) SW.Germany, France, Spain, Canary Islands, Greece, SNA, Rocky Mountains. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859; Stettin ent. Ztg 20 (7-9): 258
  • Lioptilus angustus Walsingham, 1880; Pteroph. Calif. Oregon: 43
  • Lioptilus stramineus Walsingham, 1880; Pteroph. Calif. Oregon: 41
  • Pterophorus melanoschisma Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 920, pl. 51, f. 1

  • Hellinsia angustus; [MPG] ; [P&N23]
  • Hellinsia pectodactylus; [ME1]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]
  • Hellinsia stramineus; [MPG] ; [P&N23]

  Larva on Solidago virgaurea, Aster linosyris, Phagnalon saxatile [ME1]

• Hellinsia tephradactyla (Hübner, 1813) NEU, CEU, EEU, Italy. See [maps]

  • Alucita tephradactyla Hübner, 1813; pl. 4, f. 17

  • Hellinsia tephradactyla; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Solidago virgaurea, Aster bellidiastrum, Bellis perennis [ME1]

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