Hellinsia pectodactylus is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Europe (the Iberian Peninsula, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sardinia, Greece, Cyprus and southern Russia), the Canary Islands, Kyrgyzstan,Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 2. Teil (Lepidoptera) Afghanistan,Pterygot Insects of Afghanistan - A tentative synonymic list of the species known in Afghanistan IndiaZoological Survey of India and North America (including the Rocky Mountains, Oregon, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario).Bug Guide

The wingspan is 19–20 mm.lepiforum.de

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea, Aster linosyris and Phagnalon saxatile.Hellinsia at funet

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