Hellinsia lienigianus
Hellinsia lienigianus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae which inhabits coastal areas, dry pastures and waste ground and is found in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Also known as the mugwort plume, it was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.
Description
The wingspan is. Adults are on wing in July in Great Britain.The colour of the larvae vary from green to brown, and have sparse tufts of white hair along each side. They feed on various Asteraceae species, including mugwort, sea wormwood, Korean wormwood, florist's daisy, tansy, common cocklebur, saltmarsh fleabane, oxeye daisy and Aspilia latifolia.