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Pterophorus monodactylus
Minibeast photographs and field observations.
Species notes
About Pterophorus monodactylus
Pterophorus monodactylus is treated by the GBIF Backbone as a synonym of Emmelina monodactyla (also recorded as Morning-glory Plume Moth), an accepted species in the family Pterophoridae, within the order Lepidoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from ES-CN, ES-IB, FR-H, GB-ENG, GR-M, RU-DA, RU-KK, and Andorra. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.
- Common name
- Morning-glory Plume Moth
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- ES-CN, ES-IB, FR-H, GB-ENG, GR-M, RU-DA, RU-KK, Andorra
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy