20-28 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
MagyarBábakalács-tollasmoly 
NederlandsDistelvedermot 
NorskHvitbladtistel- fjærmøll 
SlovenčinaPierkavec kosienkový 
SvenskaSpatistelsfjadermott 
РусскийПальцекрылка белопалая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Asteraceae Carlina acanthifolia Asteraceae Carlina biebersteinii Asteraceae Carlina vulgaris Carline Thistle Asteraceae Cirsium ferox Asteraceae Cirsium helenioides Melancholy thistle Asteraceae Echinops bannaticus Blue globe-thistle Asteraceae Echinops ritro Southern globethistle Asteraceae Echinops sphaerocephalus Glandular globe-thistle Asteraceae Jurinea cyanoides Asteraceae Serratula
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pterophorus albodactylus Fabricius, 1794 Pterophorus xerodactylus Zeller, 1841
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera of Crimea Владимир Савчук 
Lepiforum e. V. 
Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson
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