Ptilocephala plumifera

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Ptilocephala plumifera
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P. plumifera
Binomial name
Ptilocephala plumifera
(Ochsenheimer, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Psyche plumiferaOchsenheimer, 1810

Ptilocephala plumifera is a moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in most of Europe south of the British Isles and Scandinavia, east to the European part of Russia.

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There is strong sexual dimorphism in the adults. Males have wings, but females are wingless. Adults are on wing from March to April. [1]

The larvae feed on various grasses and herbs, including Thymus and Calluna and possibly mosses.


  1. Grados, Juan (2024-08-13). "Beyond appearances: the genus Ernassa Walker, 1856 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Phaegopterina) and the description of eight new species". Zootaxa. 5493 (4): 301–327. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5493.4.1. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   39646571.