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Hellinsia caligo

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia caligo is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Ecuador and Peru.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia caligo

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 caligo 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 caligo is listed for 2 countries.

PeruEcuador
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Ecuador
  2. Peru

Is Hellinsia caligo 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 caligo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia caligo Gielis, 2012

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia caligo

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

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Hellinsia caligo live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia caligo for 2 countries: Ecuador and Peru. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia caligo?

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

MLA

“Hellinsia caligo (Hellinsia caligo).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-caligo.

BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_caligo_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia caligo (Hellinsia caligo)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-caligo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}