Biology:Alucita grammodactyla

Short description: Species of many-plumed moth in genus Alucita

Alucita grammodactyla
Detail of a "plume" of the wing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Alucitidae
Genus:	Alucita
Species:	A. grammodactyla
Binomial name
Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841

Alucita grammodactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Norway , Finland , Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine , Slovenia and Greece. It is also present in Turkey.

The wingspan 14–17 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from April to September. Adults are on wing from July to early September and again (after hibernation) until early June.

External links

• Images representing Alucita grammodactyla at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

Wikidata ☰ Q1472244 entry