Pterophoridae
Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophorus pentadactyla, the white plume moth, is a distinct nocturnal insect found across parts of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Pterophorus furcatalis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus furcatalis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus furcatalis is an endemic New Zealand plume moth species whose life stages were described by Hudson.
Pterophorus innotatalis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus innotatalis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus innotatalis is an endemic New Zealand plume moth whose larvae mine leaves of Dichondra plants.
Pterophorus monospilalis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus monospilalis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus monospilalis, the white plume moth, is an endemic New Zealand plume moth with larvae that feed on Araliaceae plants.
Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus lacteipennis is a pterophorid moth described in 1864, found across south and southeast Asia and nearby Oceania.
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma is a Australian pterophorid moth whose larvae feed on flowers of Gmelina and Tectona.
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852
Diacrotricha fasciola, the starfruit flowermoth, is a widely distributed Southeast Asian pest moth that feeds on starfruit and related plants.
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)
Wheeleria spilodactylus, the horehound plume moth, is a Pterophoridae moth used for biocontrol of white horehound.
Singularia alternaria (Zeller, 1874)
Singularia alternaria (Zeller, 1874)
Singularia alternaria is a Pterophoridae moth found in northwestern South America, with larvae feeding on specific plant shoots and flowers.
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla is a distinctively marked plume moth whose larvae feed on various rose species.
Platyptilia gonodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Platyptilia gonodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Platyptilia gonodactyla is a moth species found in the Palearctic, widely distributed across Britain, that lives in open grassy and forest edge habitats.
Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1884)
Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1884)
Platyptilia celidotus is a moth species described by Edward Meyrick, found in New Zealand and Australia.
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)
Platyptilia carduidactylus, the artichoke plume moth, is a pterophorid moth that is a damaging pest of cultivated artichokes.
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a Pterophoridae moth found across parts of Asia and Oceania, with a 8–9 mm wingspan.
Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Stenoptilodes taprobanes is a pantropical pterophorid moth that resembles Stenoptilodes brevipennis, with larvae feeding on many plants.
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar, 1902)
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar, 1902)
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla is a pterophorid moth native to the Americas and introduced to Hawaii, whose larvae feed on various plant genera.
Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880)
Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880)
Amblyptilia pica (the geranium plume moth) is a Pterophoridae moth found across North America, with larvae feeding on multiple plant families.
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, the beautiful plume moth, is a plume moth species found in Europe, Iran, and Georgia with larvae that feed on many low-growing plants.
Amblyptilia punctidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Amblyptilia punctidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Amblyptilia punctidactyla, the brindled plume moth, is a species with specific appearance traits and known larval host plants.
Amblyptilia repletalis (Walker, 1864)
Amblyptilia repletalis (Walker, 1864)
Amblyptilia repletalis is a moth endemic to New Zealand whose larvae feed on Plantago seed-heads.
Amblyptilia falcatalis (Walker, 1864)
Amblyptilia falcatalis (Walker, 1864)
Amblyptilia falcatalis is an endemic New Zealand plume moth with described larva, pupa, and adult stages.
Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1871)
Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1871)
Lioptilodes albistriolatus is a Pterophoridae moth found across the Americas and introduced in Hawaii, with larvae feeding on Asteraceae flower heads.
Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1840)
Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1840)
Stenoptilia zophodactylus is a moth found across multiple continents whose larvae feed on a range of host plants.
Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
Stenoptilia pterodactyla is a single-brooded moth whose larvae feed on Veronica chamaedrys.
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