Oxyptilus parvidactyla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Oxyptilus |
| Species: | O. parvidactyla
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| Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
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Oxyptilus parvidactyla, also known as the small plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia and Europe.[2] It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Distription
The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to August in western Europe and there is one generation per year.[3] This moth is similar looking to other species and can only be safely identified by dissection, or by rearing the larvae on known foodplants.[4]
Early instar larvae feed on the young leaves of Hieracium species, including mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella) and possibly smooth hawkweed (Hieracium laevigatum).[5] Later instars feed on the flowerheads.
Distribution
The small plume is found in almost all of Europe, as well as Russia, Asia Minor and North Africa.
References
- ^ "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Micro Lepidoptera. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. p. 192. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "45.025 BF1490 Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811) small plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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