Pterophorus pentadactyla

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Pterophorus pentadactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species: P. pentadactyla
Binomial name
Pterophorus pentadactyla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Aciptilia pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophorus pentadactylus (lapsus)

The White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe.

Pterophorus pentadactyla (Edkins).jpg

The wingspan is 24-35 mm. The moths fly from June to August.

The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.

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