35. Hellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Plate 3, Fig. 3)

Pterophorus distinctus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855; Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, 5: 379.

Pterophorus sibericus Caradja, 1920; Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris, 34: 86.

Leioptilus zermattensis Müller-Rutz, 1932; Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen entomologischen Gesellschaft, 15: 552.

Oidaematophorus acutus Yano, 1963; Pacific Insects, 5: 179.

TL: Germany.

Distribution: India, Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland.

Host: Gnaphalium sylvaticum, G. dioicum, Artemisia absinthium, and A. chamaemelifolia (Asteraceae) .

Illustrations: Male and female genitalia (Gielis 1996: figs 117, 253).