Plain Plume vs Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla compared with Hellinsia lienigianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plain Plume	Wormwood Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pterophoridae	Pterophoridae
Genus same	Hellinsia	Hellinsia
Species	Hellinsia tephradactyla	Hellinsia lienigianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Plain Plume and Wormwood Plume share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hellinsia.

Conservation Status

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plain Plume	Wormwood Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).

Wormwood Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (23 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 22 countries:

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