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Platyptilia calodactyla

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Platyptilia calodactyla
Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), specimen, Natural History Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species:
P. calodactyla
Binomial name
Platyptilia calodactyla
Synonyms
List
    • Alucita calodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    • Alucita petradactyla Hübner, 1819
    • Pterophorus zetterstedti Zeller, 1841
    • Platyptilia taeniadactyla South, 1882
    • Platyptilia leucorrhyncha Meyrick, 1902
    • Platyptilia calodactyla f. doronicella Fuchs, 1902

Platyptilia calodactyla 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.

Description

The wingspan is 18–25 mm.[2] Adults are single brooded and emerge in June and July.[3]

The larvae feed in the stem of European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), Senecio nemorensis, heath groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus) and leopard's bane (Doronicum species), sometimes causing wilting of the leaves. Pupation takes place within the stem.[4]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Greece. It has also been recorded from Iran.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Platyptilia calodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. pp. 189 & 229. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
  4. ^ Ellis, W N. "Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) golden-rod plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine