Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

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Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Cnaemidophorus
Species: C. rhododactyla
Binomial name
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Alucita rhododactyla Denis et Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Platyptilia rhododactyla
  • Cnaemidophorus rhododactylus
  • Eucnemidophorus rhododactyla
  • Platyptilia koreana

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in the Northern Hemisphere, except for Greenland, South-East Asia and most of North Africa.

The wingspan is 18–26 mm.

The larvae feed on various roses, including Rosa rugosa.

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