Pterophorus pentadactyla

Pterophorus pentadactyla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Pterophorus
Species:	P. pentadactyla
Binomial name
	Pterophorus pentadactyla; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	List Aciptilia pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758); Phalaena tridactyla Scopoli, 1763; Alucita pentadactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Alucita pentadactyla Hübner, [1805]; Aciptilia pentadactyla var. sulphurea Staudinger, 1880; Pterophorus pentadactylus (lapsus); ;

Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae.^[1]^[2] It is found in the West Palearctic including North Africa and Europe. The wingspan is 26–34 mm (1.0–1.3 in). It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair divided in three feathery plumes and the front pair in another two.^[3] The moths fly from June to August. The larvae feed on bindweed (Convolvulus species).

^ Manley, Chris (2015). British Moths: A Photographic Guide to the Moths of Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 9, 118. ISBN 978-1-4729-2530-5.
^ Kimber, Ian. "White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKmoths. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ Balmer, E. (2009). Mariposas y Polillas (in Spanish). Great Britain: Paragon Books Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-4075-6768-6.

[Manley-1] Manley, Chris (2015). British Moths: A Photographic Guide to the Moths of Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 9, 118. ISBN 978-1-4729-2530-5.

[2] Kimber, Ian. "White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKmoths. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[3] Balmer, E. (2009). Mariposas y Polillas (in Spanish). Great Britain: Paragon Books Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-4075-6768-6.

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Pterophorus pentadactyla

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