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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla(Hübner, [1813])
  1. Pterophoridae
  2. Pterophorinae
  3. Platyptiliini
  4. Amblyptilia
  5.  acanthadactyla
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Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Hedgerows
  • Meadows
  • Woodland

Similar species

  • Amblyptilia punctidactyla
MU

17-23 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPernatěnka různožravaá
    EnglishBeautiful Plume
    ÍslenskaFlikrufön
    NederlandsScherphoekvedermot
    SlovenčinaPierkavec mätový
    SvenskaSyskefjädermott
    РусскийПальцекрылка многоядная
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodiumGoosefoot
    AsteraceaeCarlinaCarline thistle
    EricaceaeCalluna vulgarisHeather
    EricaceaeErica tetralixCross-leaved Heath
    EricaceaeVaccinium oxycoccusCommon Cranberry
    FabaceaeOnonis natrixYellow restharrow
    FabaceaeOnonis spinosaSpiny Restharrow
    GeraniaceaeGeranium robertianumHerb Robert
    GeraniaceaePelargonium Geranium
    LamiaceaeClinopodium nepetaLesser calamint
    LamiaceaeLavandula stoechas
    LamiaceaeMentha longifoliaHorse Mint
    LamiaceaePrasium majusWhite hedge-nettle
    LamiaceaeRosmarinus officinalisRosemary
    LamiaceaeSalviaClary
    LamiaceaeStachys alpinaAlpine Woundwort
    LamiaceaeStachys palustrisMarsh Woundwort
    LamiaceaeStachys rectaYellow Woundwort
    LamiaceaeStachys sylvaticaHedge Woundwort
    LamiaceaeTeucrium scorodoniaWood SagWoodland Germander
    OrobanchaceaeBartsia
    PlantaginaceaeChaenorhinum rubrifolium
    RanunculaceaeAquilegia vulgarisCommon Columbine
    ScrophulariaceaeEuphrasiaEyebright
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Alucita acanthadactylaHübner, 1813
    Amblyptilia calaminthaeFrey, 1886
    Amblyptilia tetralicellaHering, 1891
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

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Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

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Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

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Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Benidorm

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Sebastian TyszczukPoland, Warszawa-Górce
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