| Platyptilia tesseradactyla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. tesseradactyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia tesseradactyla | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platyptilia tesseradactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in the Palearctic, (including Europe) and North America. It was first described by the Swedish taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus in 1761.
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. [2] Diagnostic is a thin black streak at the front edge of the front wings at the costal triangle. In the male genitalia, the valves are significantly pointed. The arms of the anellus are short and not split. In the females, the sclerotized segments of the antrum are one and a half times as long as wide. The tissue areas of the lamina postvaginalis are large and about as long as the antrum.
Single brooded flying in May and June, they live in discrete colonies and are easily disturbed during the day. They also fly in the evening. Their habitat is limestone grassland and pavements. [3] and, in continental Europe, mountainous areas with pine forests and sandy soils.
Larvae feed internally in the stems of their food plant, where it also hibernates. In the following spring larvae feed externally, spinning shoots together and feeding on the new growth. Food plants include mountain everlasting ( Antennaria dioica ), cudweeds ( Gnaphalium species) and dwarf everlast ( Helichrysum arenarium ). [4]
Found in northern and central Europe, east to Russia. In Norway it is found up to 70° northern latitude. It is also found in the United States and Canada and has been recorded from Iran. [5] [6] In Ireland it was first found in Galway, but is largely restricted to The Burren region of County Clare. [2]
Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the West Palearctic including North Africa and Europe. The wingspan is 26–34 mm (1.0–1.3 in). It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair divided in three feathery plumes and the front pair in another two. The moths fly from June to August. The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.
Gillmeria ochrodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Stenoptilia pterodactyla, the brown plume is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe, North America, Anatolia, Iran and China. It was first described by the Swedish taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus in 1761.
Coleophora serratella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe, Japan (Hokkaido) and North America.
Platyptilia gonodactyla, also known as the triangle plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in temperate Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, also known as the beautiful plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea found in across the Palearctic including Europe. The species was first described by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1813.
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla, also known as the twin-spot plume is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family found in North Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian physician and naturalist, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. It is one of four similar looking moths.
Stenoptilia zophodactylus, also known as the dowdy plume, is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae found worldwide. It was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1840.
Platyptilia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Platyptilia isodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in China, Europe and was introduced to Australia for biological control. It was first described by the German entomologists, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.
Platyptilia farfarellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. It is found from central and southern Europe to Asia Minor, Micronesia and Japan. It is also known from Africa, where it has been recorded from Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, São Tomé & Principe, Tanzania, Uganda, the Seychelles and Malawi.
Amblyptilia punctidactyla, also known as the brindle plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in across the Palearctic. The species was first described by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Buckleria paludum, the European sundew moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It is found in Asia and Europe.
Agdistis tamaricis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the German entomologist, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.
Crombrugghia distans, also known as the Breckland plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.
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.
Platyptilia calodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Stenoptilia millieridactyla, also known as the saxifrage plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1859. It is found in Europe.
Caloptilia elongella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe east to eastern Russia. It is also found in North America from British Columbia, south to California and east in the north to New Hampshire and New York.
Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Fennoscandia. It is also known from North America and the South Siberian Mountains.