40. Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) (Plate 3, Fig. 6)

Pterophorus pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859; Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 20: 258.

Pterophorus melanoschisma Walsingham, 1908; Proceedings of the zoological Society of London, 1907: 920.

TL: Spain.

Distribution: India, Afghanistan, Canary Islands, Crete, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Morocco, Nepal, Portugal, Russia, Sardinia, Spain, Switzerland.

Host: Larvae feed on Phagnalon saxatile, Solidago virgaurea, Aster linosyris, and Anaphalis margaritacea (Asteraceae) .

Illustrations: Male and female genitalia (Gielis 1996: figs 116, 252).