Hellinsia chrysocomae

Description

Hellinsia chrysocomae, the scarce goldenrod plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from 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 Jacobaea vulgaris, Aster linosyris and Solidago virgaurea.