Pterophoridae
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis is a Pterophoridae moth found in Australia whose larvae feed on Derwentia perfoliata leaves.
Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Gillmeria ochrodactyla is a tansy-feeding plume moth found across most of Europe, Iran, and Tajikistan.
Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Gillmeria pallidactyla is a moth species with distinct wing markings and described larval coloration.
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
The lantana plume moth (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus) is a pterophorid moth native to the Americas with larvae feeding on many plant species.
Michaelophorus indentatus (Meyrick, 1930)
Michaelophorus indentatus (Meyrick, 1930)
Michaelophorus indentatus is a moth species of the genus Michaelophorus found across parts of Central and South America.
Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Emmelina monodactyla is a highly variable moth found across Europe, Asia, Japan, North Africa and North America.
Hellinsia inquinatus (Zeller, 1873)
Hellinsia inquinatus (Zeller, 1873)
Hellinsia inquinatus is a pterophorid moth found across the Americas, with larvae feeding on specific weedy flowering plants.
Hellinsia paleaceus (Zeller, 1873)
Hellinsia paleaceus (Zeller, 1873)
Hellinsia paleaceus is a Pterophoridae moth found in North America and Puerto Rico, whose larvae feed on Vernonia plants.
Hellinsia longifrons (Walsingham, 1915)
Hellinsia longifrons (Walsingham, 1915)
Hellinsia longifrons is a pterophorid moth found in southwestern North America, whose larvae feed on Acourtia microcephala.
Hellinsia chamelai (Gielis, 1992)
Hellinsia chamelai (Gielis, 1992)
Hellinsia chamelai is a Pterophoridae moth found in Mexico and Costa Rica with a 22–25 mm wingspan.
Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)
Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)
Hellinsia balanotes, the baccharis borer, is a pterophorid moth introduced to Australia to control Baccharis halimifolia.
Hellinsia elliottii (Fernald, 1893)
Hellinsia elliottii (Fernald, 1893)
Hellinsia elliottii is a North American moth in the Pterophoridae family, with adults ranging 21–26 mm in wingspan.
Hellinsia homodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Hellinsia homodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Hellinsia homodactylus is a mostly white Pterophoridae moth found in North America and Mexico.
Adaina ambrosiae (Murtfeldt, 1880)
Adaina ambrosiae (Murtfeldt, 1880)
Adaina ambrosiae, the ambrosia ragweed plume moth, is a Pterophoridae moth found in the Americas with 13–17 mm wingspans.
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)
Adaina microdactyla, the hemp-agrimony plume, is a widely distributed Pterophoridae moth found in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Adaina montanus (Walsingham, 1880)
Adaina montanus (Walsingham, 1880)
Adaina montanus is a 16 mm wingspan Pterophoridae moth found in northeastern North America whose larvae feed on two specific plant hosts.
Oidaematophorus eupatorii (Fernald, 1893)
Oidaematophorus eupatorii (Fernald, 1893)
Oidaematophorus eupatorii is a Pterophoridae plume moth found across the Americas, whose larvae feed on Eupatorium and Epilobium.
Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881)
Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881)
Belfrage's plume moth (Pselnophorus belfragei) is a Pterophoridae moth found in the southeastern US, with 14 mm wingspan.
Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geina didactyla is a Pterophoroidea moth found across most of Europe into Russia, with 17–23 mm wingspan, larvae feeding on specific plant genera.
Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Grape plume moth (Geina periscelidactylus) is a Pterophoroidea moth found in eastern North America that is a minor pest of cultivated grape.
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Sphenarches anisodactylus, the geranium or fire-flag plume moth, is a widely distributed pterophorid moth with a 10mm wingspan whose larvae feed on many plant flowers.
Sphenarches ontario (McDunnough, 1927)
Sphenarches ontario (McDunnough, 1927)
Sphenarches ontario is a Pterophoridae moth from Ontario, Canada, with a 14 mm wingspan, whose larvae feed on grape inflorescences.
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus is a pantropical moth in Pterophoridae whose larvae occur on a variety of plant species.
Stangeia xerodes (Meyrick, 1886)
Stangeia xerodes (Meyrick, 1886)
Stangeia xerodes is a Pterophoridae moth found across Australia and parts of Asia, with larvae feeding on multiple plant genera.
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