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Hellinsia adumbratus

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia adumbratus is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia adumbratus

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Hellinsia adumbratus 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.

Hellinsia adumbratus is listed for 2 countries.

South AfricaZimbabwe
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. South Africa
  2. Zimbabwe

Is Hellinsia adumbratus 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 Hellinsia adumbratus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia adumbratus (Walsingham, 1881)

Synonyms Aciptilus adumbratus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia adumbratus

Other species in the same genus Hellinsia.

Citron plume

Hellinsia carphodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Mugwort plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Plain plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

CompareHellinsia adumbratus vs Citron plumeHellinsia adumbratus vs Small goldenrod plumeHellinsia adumbratus vs Goldenrod borerHellinsia adumbratus vs Mugwort plume

Common questions

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Where does Hellinsia adumbratus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia adumbratus for 2 countries: South Africa and Zimbabwe. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia adumbratus?

Hellinsia adumbratus (Hellinsia adumbratus) 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). Hellinsia adumbratus (Hellinsia adumbratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-adumbratus

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BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_adumbratus_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia adumbratus (Hellinsia adumbratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-adumbratus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}