The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.
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 bindweed.
Archips xylosteana, the variegated golden tortrix or brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
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.
Emmelina monodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Nudaria mundana, the muslin footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in Europe and Anatolia.
Plebejus idas, the Idas blue or northern blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It belongs to the subfamily of Polyommatinae.
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.
Amphipoea oculea, the ear moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 and it is found in most of the Palearctic realm. It is one of four species that are difficult to tell apart, requiring the examination of the genitalia. The larvae feed in the stems and roots of low plants and grasses.
Stenoptilia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Platyptilia tesseradactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in the Palearctic, and North America. It was first described by the Swedish taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus in 1761.
Stenoptilia annadactyla, also known as the small scabious plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was first described by Reinhard Sutter in 1988 and is found in Europe.
Stenoptilia aridus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and northern Africa and is a rare immigrant in more northern parts of Europe, including Belgium and Great Britain. It is also known from Central Asia, Yemen and Iran.
Exelastis atomosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, India, Nepal and Iran.
Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in western, central and Mediterranean Europe, extending into Asia Minor and North Africa. It is also known from Iran, Russia and Armenia.
Stenoptilia nolckeni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Finland and northern Russia. It has also been recorded from Korea and China.
Stenoptilia poculi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Russia and China.
