Hellinsia carphodactyla (also known as the citron plume) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is known from most of Europe (except Scandinavia), Asia Minor and North Africa.
The wingspan is 14–.[1] Adults are on wing in June, and again in August and September in two generations in western Europe.[1] [2] Larvae have also been recorded on Inula bifrons, Inula hirta, Inula montana, Carlina species, including carline thistle (Carlina vulgaris) and ox-eye (Buphthalmum salicifolium).[2]
Pupation takes place in the excavated stem parts.[3]