Hellinsia ishiyamanus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu), Korea and China.

Hellinsia ishiyamanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. ishiyamanus
Binomial name
Hellinsia ishiyamanus (Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
Pterophorus ishiyamanus Matsumura, 1931 Oidaematophorus ishiyamanus

The wingspan is about 19 millimetres (0.75 in)[1] and the length of the forewings is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in).

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris. They fold a cleft leaf of the host plant to form a tent-like structure. They eat the folded leaf from the inside, leaving the upper epidermis untouched. A single larva may fold one or two leaves.

References

External links

• Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
• Japanese Moths

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