Pselnophorus heterodactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pselnophorus
Species:
P. heterodactyla
Binomial name
Pselnophorus heterodactyla
(Müller, 1764)
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena Alucita heterodactyla Müller, 1764
    • Alucita brachydactyla Kollar, 1832
    • Alucita brachydactyla Treitschke, 1833
    • Pterophorus aetodactylus Duponchel, 1840

Pselnophorus heterodactyla, also known as the short-winged plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by Danish naturalist, Otto Friedrich Müller in 1764.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 18–22 millimetres (0.71–0.87 in). Adults are on wing in June and July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on wall lettuce (Mycelis muralis), purple lettuce (Prenanthes purpurea), marsh hawk's-beard (Crepis paludosa) and common nipplewort (Lapsana communis). The larvae live on the underside of the leaves, overwintering in the larval stage. In spring they bite through the midrib of the leaf, causing it to wither.[2][3] Pupation takes place along the stem.

References

  1. ↑ "Pselnophorus heterodactyla (Muller, 1764)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "Pselnophorus heterodactyla (Müller, 1764)". UKmoths. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Pselnophorus heterodactyla (Müller, 1764) short-winged plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 3 August 2020.



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