Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Rose plume moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Cnaemidophorus
Species: C. rhododactyla
Binomial name
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
Synonyms
  • Alucita rhododactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Platyptilia rhododactyla
  • Cnaemidophorus rhododactylus
  • Eucnemidophorus rhododactyla
  • Platyptilia koreana

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla, the rose plume moth,[2] is a moth of the superfamily Pterophoroidea, family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Northern Hemisphere, except for Greenland, Southeast Asia, and most of North Africa.

The wingspan is 18–26 mm.

The larvae feed on various roses, including Rosa rugosa (Japanese rose).

References

  1. ↑ Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla on UKmoths
  2. ↑ 182300 – 6105 – Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla – Rose Plume Moth, North American Moth Photographers Group


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