Cnaemidophorus

Cnaemidophorus
	Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Tribe:	Platyptiliini
Genus:	Cnaemidophorus ; Wallengren, 1862
Synonyms
	CnemidophorusZeller, 1867 (emendation and homonym); EucnemidophorusWallengren, 1881 (unnecessary replacement name for unjustified emendation); EuenemidophorusPierce & Metcalfe, 1938 (incorrect spelling);

Last updated August 13, 2025

Cnaemidophorus is a genus of plume moths in the family Pterophoridae. It was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1862.^[1]

Species

Cnaemidophorus horribilis Gibeaux, 1996
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – rose plume moth
Cnaemidophorus smithi Gielis, 1992
Cnaemidophorus urbicella Zagulajev, 2002

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

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Cnaemidophorus

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Tribe:	Platyptiliini
Genus:	Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 1862
Synonyms
CnemidophorusZeller, 1867 (emendation and homonym) EucnemidophorusWallengren, 1881 (unnecessary replacement name for unjustified emendation) EuenemidophorusPierce & Metcalfe, 1938 (incorrect spelling)