genus
Hellinsia
Hellinsia is a genus in the family Pterophoridae. This database currently files 358 species under it, recorded across 117 countries.
- Species filed
- 358
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 117
- With a free photo
- 0%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Hellinsia
Ranked by popularity score.
Citron plume
Hellinsia carphodactyla
Small goldenrod plume
Hellinsia osteodactylus
Goldenrod borer
Hellinsia kellicottii
Mugwort plume
Hellinsia lienigianus
Plain plume
Hellinsia tephradactyla
Scarce goldenrod plume
Hellinsia chrysocomae
Deceptive plume moth
Hellinsia falsus
Plain plume moth
Hellinsia homodactylus
Where is Hellinsia found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2–3
- 4–6
- 7+
The 200 best-known species in Hellinsia
Of 358 on file.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citron plume | Hellinsia carphodactyla | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 28 |
| Small goldenrod plume | Hellinsia osteodactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 36 |
| Goldenrod borer | Hellinsia kellicottii | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Mugwort plume | Hellinsia lienigianus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 37 |
| Plain plume | Hellinsia tephradactyla | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 31 |
| Scarce goldenrod plume | Hellinsia chrysocomae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 11 |
| Deceptive plume moth | Hellinsia falsus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Plain plume moth | Hellinsia homodactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Black-marked plume moth | Hellinsia inquinatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 6 |
| Ironweed plume moth | Hellinsia paleaceus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Eurasian straw-colored plume moth | Hellinsia pectodactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 23 |
| Trixis plume moth | Hellinsia ares | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Long-harped plume moth | Hellinsia arion | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Elliot's plume moth | Hellinsia elliottii | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Field's plume moth | Hellinsia fieldi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Fish's plume moth | Hellinsia fishii | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Coyote brush borer plume moth | Hellinsia grandis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Hogue's plume moth | Hellinsia hoguei | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Linus’ plume moth | Hellinsia linus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Snout plume moth | Hellinsia longifrons | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Pan’s plume moth | Hellinsia pan | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Pollux’s plume moth | Hellinsia pollux | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Sulphur plume moth | Hellinsia sulphureodactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Thunder plume moth | Hellinsia thor | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Tinged plume moth | Hellinsia tinctus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| White-lobed plume moth | Hellinsia albilobatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Austere plume moth | Hellinsia auster | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Cadmus’ plume moth | Hellinsia cadmus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Caudell's plume moth | Hellinsia caudelli | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Chlorias plume moth | Hellinsia chlorias | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Citrites plume moth | Hellinsia citrites | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Cochise plume moth | Hellinsia cochise | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Confusing plume moth | Hellinsia confusus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Twisted Harpe plume moth | Hellinsia contortus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Pale-yellow plume moth | Hellinsia corvus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Pale-edged plume moth | Hellinsia costatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Eros’ plume moth | Hellinsia eros | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Glenn's plume moth | Hellinsia glenni | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Favored plume moth | Hellinsia gratiosus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Habeck's plume moth | Hellinsia habecki | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Sunflower plume moth | Hellinsia helianthi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Disorderly plume moth | Hellinsia inconditus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Arizona plume moth | Hellinsia integratus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Iobates’ plume moth | Hellinsia iobates | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Milky plume moth | Hellinsia lacteodactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Paradise plume moth | Hellinsia luteolus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Mediocre plume moth | Hellinsia medius | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Brickellbush plume moth | Hellinsia mizar | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Lost plume moth | Hellinsia perditus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Everlasting plume moth | Hellinsia phoebus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Rigid-harped plume moth | Hellinsia rigidus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Simplest plume moth | Hellinsia simplicissimus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Sagewort borer | Hellinsia subochraceus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Triton’s plume moth | Hellinsia triton | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Unmarked plume moth | Hellinsia unicolor | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Variable plume moth | Hellinsia varioides | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Variable plume moth | Hellinsia varius | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Lone star plume moth | Hellinsia venapunctus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Baccharis borer | Hellinsia balanotes | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Meyrick's plume moth | Hellinsia meyricki | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Serene plume moth | Hellinsia serenus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia acuminatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia adumbratus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aegyptiacus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aethiopicus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 6 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia agraphodactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aguilerai | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aistleitneri | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia albidactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aldabrensis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aldasi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia alena | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia alfaroi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia ambo | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia angela | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia angulofuscus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia angustus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia anikini | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia antonkozlovi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia argutus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 5 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aruna | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia ascensio | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia aymara | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bahamensis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia banosae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia barbatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia baroni | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia basalis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia basuto | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia batallonica | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bawana | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia benalcazari | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia beneficus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia betsiae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bhutanensis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia biangulata | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bidens | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bidzilya | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bifurca | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bigoti | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia birichevskayae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bodneri | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia bogotanus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia boliviana | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia borbonicus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia brandbergi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Bruce's plume moth | Hellinsia brucei | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cajanuma | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cajas | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia calais | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia caligo | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia callefloridae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia callidus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia camposdojordao | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia canari | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia caraca | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia caras | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia carbonerae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia carphodactoides | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia carpishia | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Santa catalina island plume moth | Hellinsia catalinae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia catamarcae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cervicalis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 6 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia chalupi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia chamelai | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia chewa | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia chuncheonensis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cinerarius | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia conjunctus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia conscius | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia conyzae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia coquimboicus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cordobae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cosangae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia costalba | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia crescens | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 5 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cristobalis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cuculla | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cuenca | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia curvatura | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia curvisacculus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia danielae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia diana | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia didactylites | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 31 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia dietrichorum | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia discors | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia distinctus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 30 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia ekonjo | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia elena | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia elhacha | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia elini | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia emmelinoida | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia emmorus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia epileucus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia espejoi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia estrellae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia excors | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fatherzosima | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fissuralba | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fissuripuncta | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fletcheri | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia forsteri | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fumiventris | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia furfurosus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fusciciliatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fuscomarginata | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia fuscotransversa | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia gielisi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia giorgisi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia glaphyrotes | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 6 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia grandaevus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia griseodactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia griseopuncta | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia gypsotes | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia hamadryadis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia hami | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia haplistes | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia harpactes | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia haverineni | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia hebrus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia hololeucos | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia huayna | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia ignifugax | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia illutus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia impigritas | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia improbus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia impuritatis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia innocens | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia inulae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 30 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia inulaevorus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia investis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia invidiosus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 4 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia iraida | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia iraneaus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia ishiyamanus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia jannitae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia joinville | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia jordanica | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Hellinsia juliae | Pterophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |