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Hellinsia chrysocomae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

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).

References

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

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