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Hellinsia aethiopicus

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia aethiopicus is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 6 countries, including Congo - Kinshasa, Ethiopia and Guinea.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia aethiopicus

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
6 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Hellinsia aethiopicus 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 aethiopicus is listed for 6 countries.

Dem. Rep. CongoZimbabweMaliNigeriaGuineaEthiopia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Congo - Kinshasa
  2. Ethiopia
  3. Guinea
  4. Mali
  5. Nigeria
  6. Zimbabwe

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Hellinsia aethiopicus 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 aethiopicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia aethiopicus (Amsel, 1963)

Synonyms Leioptilus aethiopicus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia aethiopicus

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 aethiopicus vs Citron plumeHellinsia aethiopicus vs Small goldenrod plumeHellinsia aethiopicus vs Goldenrod borerHellinsia aethiopicus vs Mugwort plume

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Hellinsia aethiopicus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia aethiopicus for 6 countries, including Congo - Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali and Nigeria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia aethiopicus?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_aethiopicus_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia aethiopicus (Hellinsia aethiopicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-aethiopicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}