Pterophorus pentadactyla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pterophorus |
| Species: | P. pentadactyla
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Aciptilia pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Pterophorus pentadactyla (white plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe.
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The wingspan is 24–35 mm. It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair divided in three feathery plumes and the front pair in another two.[1] The moths fly from June to August.
The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.
References
- ^ Balmer, E (2009). Mariposas y Polillas (in spanish). Great Britain: Parrangon Books Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-4075-6768-6.
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