Latin Etymology: Emmelina (?) monodactyla ("one fingered")
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: ? / Wingspan: 18-27
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
The Plume Moths in general are a bizarre looking family - they have somewhat corrugated wings which allow them to be folded up into functionally single rods, giving them their distinctive "T" shape when at rest. As one of their alternate names suggest, their foodplants as larvae are primarily from the bindweed family, and this has allowed them a huge range, being found over much of the Northern Hemisphere.
Related Species:
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Emmelina
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident
- Seen in Geddington
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