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Hellinsia nodipes

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia nodipes is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia nodipes

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
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Hellinsia nodipes 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 nodipes is listed for 5 countries.

MexicoColombiaCosta RicaVenezuelaEcuador
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Colombia
  2. Costa Rica
  3. Ecuador
  4. Mexico
  5. Venezuela

Is Hellinsia nodipes 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 nodipes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia nodipes (Zeller, 1877)

Synonyms Mimeseoptilus nodipes

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia nodipes

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

Common questions

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Where does Hellinsia nodipes live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia nodipes for 5 countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia nodipes?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_nodipes_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia nodipes (Hellinsia nodipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-nodipes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}