Hellinsia inulae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Cyprus and in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Greece, Russia, North Africa and Asia Minor.[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. inulae
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| Hellinsia inulae Zeller, 1852
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The wingspan is 18–19 millimetres (0.71–0.75 in).
The larvae feed on Inula britannica, Inula salicina, Inula viscosa and Dittrichia viscosa.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Hellinsia at funet
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