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Citron plume

Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, [1813])

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The citron plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 28 countries, including Albania, Austria and Belgium.

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Quick facts about the citron plume

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
28 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the citron plume live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The citron plume is listed for 28 countries.

KazakhstanRussiaFranceIranPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsSpainItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomSloveniaSlovakiaCzechiaBosnia and Herz.Macedonia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Albania
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  5. Bulgaria
  6. Croatia
  7. Czechia
  8. Denmark
  9. Estonia
  10. France
  11. Germany
  12. Greece
  13. Hungary
  14. Iran
  15. Italy
  16. Kazakhstan
  17. Luxembourg
  18. Malta
  19. Netherlands
  20. North Macedonia
  21. Poland
  22. Romania
  23. Russia
  24. Slovakia
  25. Slovenia
  26. Spain
  27. Switzerland
  28. United Kingdom

Is the citron plume endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the citron plume classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, [1813])

Synonyms Alucita carphodactyla, Euleioptilus buphthalmi, Euleioptilus carphodactyla, Hellinsia buphthalmi, Leioptilus buphthalmi, Leioptilus carphodactyla, Leioptilus carphodactylus buphthalmi, Leioptilus carphodactylus var. buphthalmi, Pterophorus carphodactylus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Citron plume mothEnglish
  • pernatuška hnidákováCzech
  • DonderkruidvedermotDutch
  • pierkavec krasovlasovýSlovak
  • gult krisslefjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the citron plume

Other species in the same genus Hellinsia.

Mugwort plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Plain plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

CompareCitron plume vs Small goldenrod plumeCitron plume vs Goldenrod borerCitron plume vs Mugwort plumeCitron plume vs Plain plume

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the citron plume live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the citron plume for 28 countries, including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Bulgaria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the citron plume?

The citron plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Citron plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/citron-plume

MLA

“Citron plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/citron-plume.

BibTeX
@misc{citron_plume_2026,
  title = {Citron plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/citron-plume},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}