Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Amblyptilia punctidactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species: A. punctidactyla
Binomial name
Amblyptilia punctidactyla
(Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Alucita punctidactyla Haworth, 1811
  • Alucita cosmodactyla Hübner, 1819
  • Alucita ulodactyla Zetterstedt, 1840
  • Platyptilus cosmadactylus var. stachydalis Frey, 1872
  • Platyptilus moerens Snellen, 1884
  • Platyptilia jezoensis Matsumura, 1931
  • Platyptilia bella Yano, 1963

Amblyptilia punctidactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that can be found from Europe (especially from the United Kingdom)[1] to Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 18–23 millimetres (0.71–0.91 in). Adults are on wing in July, and again from September, hibernating until the following spring. There are two generations per year in western Europe.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Stachys sylvatica, Aquilegia vulgaris, Geranium pratense, Myrica gale and Primula species. They feed on the flowers and unripe seeds.

References

  1. ↑ "UKmoths". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Japanese Moths". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 1 October 2011.

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