# Plain plume (*Hellinsia tephradactyla*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-plume  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The plain plume (Hellinsia tephradactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 31 countries, including Austria, Belgium and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Pterophoridae
- genus: Hellinsia
- species: *Hellinsia tephradactyla* (Hübner, [1813])

Synonyms: *Alucita tephradactyla*, *Cnaemidophorus urbicella*, *Euleioptilus tephradactyla*, *Leioptilus tephradactyla*, *Pterophorus inframaculella*, *Pterophorus tephradactylus*

## Where it has been recorded

Countries with openly licensed sighting records on GBIF (records in brackets). Recorded sightings, not a definitive range.

Austria (0), Bosnia & Herzegovina (0), Belgium (0), Bulgaria (0), Switzerland (0), Czechia (0), Germany (0), Denmark (0), Estonia (0), Finland (0), France (0), United Kingdom (0), Georgia (0), Greece (0), Hungary (0), Ireland (0), Italy (0), Japan (0), Lithuania (0), Luxembourg (0), Latvia (0), North Macedonia (0), Netherlands (0), Norway (0), Poland (0), Romania (0), Serbia (0), Russia (0), Sweden (0), Slovenia (0), Slovakia (0)

## Common questions

### Where does the plain plume live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the plain plume for 31 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Czechia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the plain plume?

The plain plume (Hellinsia tephradactyla) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://commons.wikimedia.org), 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](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), 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).

Cite as: Plain plume (Hellinsia tephradactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-plume