Marasmarcha lunaedactyla

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Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, Newborough Warren, North Wales, July 2012 (19104823613).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species:
M. lunaedactyla
Binomial name
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
(Haworth, 1811) [1]
Synonyms
List
    • Alucita lunaedactylaHaworth, 1811
    • Alucita phaeodactylaHübner, 1813
    • Pterophorus agrorumHerrich-Schäffer, 1855
    • Marasmarcha altaicaKrulikowski, 1906
    • Marasmarcha agrorum var. tuttodactylaChapman, 1906

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, also known as the crescent plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

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Description

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. [2]

Distribution

The crescent plume is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

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References

  1. "Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "45.023 BF1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". UKmoths. Retrieved 12 July 2020.