Hellinsia distinctus
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Hellinsia distinctus is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 30 countries, including Afghanistan, Armenia and Austria.
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Quick facts about Hellinsia distinctus
- 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
- 30 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does Hellinsia distinctus 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 distinctus is listed for 30 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Hellinsia distinctus 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 distinctus classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusHellinsia
- SpeciesHellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms Euleioptilus distinctus, Leioptilus zermattensis, Oidaematophorus acutus, Oidamatophorus acutus, Pterophorus distinctus, Pterophorus sibericus
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- pernatuška protěžováCzech
- malisulkanenFinnish
- ハイモンカマトリバJapanese
- 괴쑥털날개나방Korean
- malurtfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- AlsemvedermotDutch
- malurtfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- pierkavec plesnivčekovýSlovak
- malörtfjädermottSwedish
- malörtsfjädermottSwedish
Relatives of Hellinsia distinctus
Other species in the same genus Hellinsia.
Citron plume
Hellinsia carphodactyla
Small goldenrod plume
Hellinsia osteodactylus
Goldenrod borer
Hellinsia kellicottii
Mugwort plume
Hellinsia lienigianus
Plain plume
Hellinsia tephradactyla
Scarce goldenrod plume
Hellinsia chrysocomae
CompareHellinsia distinctus vs Citron plumeHellinsia distinctus vs Small goldenrod plumeHellinsia distinctus vs Goldenrod borerHellinsia distinctus vs Mugwort plume
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Hellinsia distinctus live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia distinctus for 30 countries, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Belgium and China. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Hellinsia distinctus?
Hellinsia distinctus (Hellinsia distinctus) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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