Pterophorus pentadactyla

Pterophorus pentadactyla
Pterophorus pentadactyla - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species: P. pentadactyla
Binomial name
Pterophorus pentadactyla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Aciptilia pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophorus pentadactylus (lapsus)

The White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 24–35 mm. It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair divided in three feathery plumes and the front pair in another two.[1] The moths fly from June to August.

The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.

References

  1. ↑ Balmer, E (2009). Mariposas y Polillas (in spanish). Great Britain: Parrangon Books Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-4075-6768-6.

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