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Pterophorus pentadactyla
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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).
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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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