Species Gillmeria pallidactyla - Hodges#6107

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Remarks · Internet References

Gillmeria pallidactyla pupa - Gillmeria pallidactyla

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Pterophoroidea

Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)

Subfamily Pterophorinae

Tribe Platyptiliini

Genus Gillmeria

Species pallidactyla (Gillmeria pallidactyla - Hodges#6107)

Hodges Number

6107

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

most recently Platyptilia pallidactyla, but also Pterophorus migadactylus, Pterophorus marginidactylus, Pterophorus nebulaedactylus, Platyptilus bischoffi, Pterophorus cervinidactylus, Platyptilus adustus

originally Alucita ochrodactyla

Numbers

one of two species in this genus listed at All-Leps and Debbie Matthews' Pterophoridae of North America page

Size

wingspan 23-27 mm

Range

holarctic: widespread throughout North America and Eurasia

Habitat

dry or sandy waste ground and similar habitats; adults hide in low foliage during the day, becoming active at dusk, and are attracted to light

Season

adults fly in June and July

Food

larvae feed on yarrow (Achillea spp.) and possibly tansy (Tanacetum spp.)

Remarks

page creation based on Debbie Matthews' identification of this image

Internet References

live adult images by Chris Harlow and Gianpiero Ferrari, plus habitat, flight season, foodplants (UK Moths)

live adult images by various photographers (Chris Jonko, Poland)

live adult images by various photographers (Moth Photographers Group)

live adult image (Jeff Higgott, UK)

pinned adult image (Kimmo and Seppo Silvonen, Finland)

links to images a few of which are now broken (Debbie Matthews, Pterophoridae of North America)

taxonomic history plus foodplants, world distribution map, and links to images (Markku Savela, FUNET)

species synonyms (Fauna Europaea)

Contributed by Tony-2 on 26 June, 2005 - 8:40pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 15 June, 2006 - 7:23pm

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