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Marasmarcha lunaedactyla

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Species of plume moth

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species: M. lunaedactyla
Binomial name
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
(Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
List
    • Alucita lunaedactyla Haworth, 1811
    • Alucita phaeodactyla Hübner, 1813
    • Pterophorus agrorum Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
    • Marasmarcha altaica Krulikowski, 1906
    • Marasmarcha agrorum var. tuttodactyla Chapman, 1906

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, also known as the crescent plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

Description

The wingspan is 18–22 mm.

Distribution

The crescent plume is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

References

  1. "Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "45.023 BF1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". UKmoths. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla


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