Hellinsia tephradactyla (also known as the plain plume) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe (except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine and Croatia).

There two transversely placed blackish dots at the base of the fissure, and two or three on the margins of each segment towards the apex .

The larva is green with a double greyish dorsal line.

[4] Larvae of the plain plume feed on European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), false aster (Aster bellidiastrum) and common daisy (Bellis perennis).

Feeding is either on the flowers and seed heads or on the underside of leaves, depending on the source.