Small Golden-rod Plume vs Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus compared with Hellinsia lienigianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small Golden-rod Plume	Wormwood Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pterophoridae	Pterophoridae
Genus same	Hellinsia	Hellinsia
Species	Hellinsia osteodactylus	Hellinsia lienigianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Small Golden-rod Plume and Wormwood Plume share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hellinsia.

Conservation Status

Small Golden-rod Plume

LC — Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small Golden-rod Plume	Wormwood Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small Golden-rod Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (9 countries) 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 24 countries:

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