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Hellinsia didactylites

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia didactylites is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 31 countries, including Armenia, Austria and Belarus.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia didactylites

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
31 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Hellinsia didactylites 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 didactylites is listed for 31 countries.

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

  1. Armenia
  2. Austria
  3. Belarus
  4. Belgium
  5. Bulgaria
  6. China
  7. Czechia
  8. Denmark
  9. Estonia
  10. Finland
  11. France
  12. Georgia
  13. Germany
  14. Hungary
  15. Italy
  16. Japan
  17. Kazakhstan
  18. Kyrgyzstan
  19. Latvia
  20. Lithuania
  21. Luxembourg
  22. Netherlands
  23. Norway
  24. Poland
  25. Romania
  26. Russia
  27. Slovakia
  28. Sweden
  29. Switzerland
  30. Tajikistan
  31. Türkiye

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Hellinsia didactylites 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 didactylites classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia didactylites (Ström, 1783)

Synonyms Alucita icarodactyla, Alucita scarodactyla, Euleioptilus didactylites, Leioptilus scarodactylus, Phalaena didactylites, Pterophorus scarodactylus catharodactylus, Pterophorus scarodactylus var. catharodactylus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • pernatuška bělošedáCzech
  • ahosulkanenFinnish
  • カワハラカマトリバJapanese
  • grå svevefjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • Roomkleurige vedermotDutch
  • grå svævefjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
  • pierkavec skaliskovýSlovak
  • fibbleblomfjädermottSwedish
  • fibbleblomsfjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia didactylites

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

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Hellinsia didactylites live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia didactylites for 31 countries, including Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium and Bulgaria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia didactylites?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_didactylites_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia didactylites (Hellinsia didactylites)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-didactylites},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}