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Hellinsia canari

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia canari is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia canari

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
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Hellinsia canari 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 canari is listed for 3 countries.

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

  1. Argentina
  2. Ecuador
  3. Paraguay

Is Hellinsia canari 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 canari classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia canari Gielis, 2011

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia canari

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

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Hellinsia canari live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia canari for 3 countries: Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia canari?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_canari_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia canari (Hellinsia canari)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-canari},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}