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Hellinsia illutus

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia illutus is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia illutus

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 illutus 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 illutus is listed for 3 countries.

TanzaniaSouth AfricaUganda
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. South Africa
  2. Tanzania
  3. Uganda

Is Hellinsia illutus 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 illutus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia illutus (Meyrick, 1917)

Synonyms Pterophorus illutus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia illutus

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

Common questions

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Where does Hellinsia illutus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia illutus for 3 countries: South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia illutus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_illutus_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia illutus (Hellinsia illutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-illutus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}