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Hellinsia inulae

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia inulae is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 30 countries, including Albania, Algeria and Austria.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia inulae

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 inulae 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 inulae is listed for 30 countries.

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

  1. Albania
  2. Algeria
  3. Austria
  4. Bulgaria
  5. China
  6. Croatia
  7. Cyprus
  8. Czechia
  9. Denmark
  10. France
  11. Germany
  12. Greece
  13. Hungary
  14. Israel
  15. Italy
  16. Jordan
  17. Libya
  18. Malta
  19. Mongolia
  20. Morocco
  21. North Macedonia
  22. Poland
  23. Portugal
  24. Russia
  25. Serbia
  26. Slovakia
  27. Spain
  28. Tunisia
  29. Türkiye
  30. Uzbekistan

Is Hellinsia inulae 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 inulae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852)

Synonyms Euleioptilus coniodactylus, Euleioptilus inulae, Hellinsia alpina, Hellinsia coniodactylus, Oidaematophorus alpinus, Oidaematophorus coniodactyla, Oidaematophorus coniodactylus, Pterophorus coniodactylus, Pterophorus inulae

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • pierkavec omanovýSlovak
  • luddkrisslefjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia inulae

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

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Hellinsia inulae live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia inulae for 30 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria and China. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia inulae?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_inulae_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia inulae (Hellinsia inulae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-inulae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}