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Unmarked plume moth

Hellinsia unicolor (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The unmarked plume moth (Hellinsia unicolor) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Bahamas and United States.

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Quick facts about the unmarked plume moth

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the unmarked plume moth 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.

The unmarked plume moth is listed for 2 countries.

United States of AmericaBahamas
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Bahamas
  2. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the unmarked plume moth 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 the unmarked plume moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia unicolor (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Synonyms Oidaematophorus unicolor

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the unmarked plume moth

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

CompareUnmarked plume moth vs Citron plumeUnmarked plume moth vs Small goldenrod plumeUnmarked plume moth vs Goldenrod borerUnmarked plume moth vs Mugwort plume

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the unmarked plume moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the unmarked plume moth for 2 countries: Bahamas and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the unmarked plume moth?

The unmarked plume moth (Hellinsia unicolor) 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). Unmarked plume moth (Hellinsia unicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/unmarked-plume-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{unmarked_plume_moth_2026,
  title = {Unmarked plume moth (Hellinsia unicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/unmarked-plume-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}