Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Rose plume moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Cnaemidophorus
Species: C. rhododactyla
Binomial name
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
([ Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Alucita rhododactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Platyptilia rhododactyla
  • Cnaemidophorus rhododactylus
  • Eucnemidophorus rhododactyla
  • Platyptilia koreana

The rose plume moth[2] (Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla) is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. 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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