Alsemvedermot
Hellinsia distinctus
Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found from Europe to India, Korea, Japan, China and Russia. Within Europe, it is found from Germany and the Benelux east to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, from Italy north to Fennoscandia, and in Greece, Estonia, Latvia and northern and central Russia.
11
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pterophoridae
Genus
Hellinsia
Alsemvedermot belongs to the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found from Europe to India, Korea, Japan, China and Russia. Within Europe, it is found from Germany and the Benelux east to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, from Italy north to Fennoscandia, and in Greece, Estonia, Latvia and northern and central Russia.
Hellinsia distinctus faces significant population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range. Climate change and invasive species further threaten the specialized plant communities that this moth species depends upon for reproduction and survival.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Hellinsia distinctus faces significant population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range. Climate change and invasive species further threaten the specialized plant communities that this moth species depends upon for reproduction and survival.
Habitat loss from agricultural conversion
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
Climate change altering host plant distributions
Invasive plant species displacing native host plants
Light pollution disrupting nocturnal behavior
Found in 11 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Alsemvedermot (Hellinsia distinctus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/alsemvedermot