Biology:Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Marasmarcha |
| Species: | M. lunaedactyla
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| Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)[1]
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Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, also known as the crescent plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Description
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults have a moon-shaped creamy-white marking at the cleft of their brownish forewing, hence the names crescent plume and M. lunaedactyla. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on the flowers and young shoots of Ononis species, including common restharrow (Ononis repens), spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa), yellow restharrow (Ononis natrix), round-leaved restharrow (Ononis rotundifolia) and Ononis arvensis. Pupation takes place along a shoot or on a leaf of the food plant.
Distribution
The crescent plume is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
References
- ↑ "Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8cb29181-31c3-4806-b921-85f7f47d475b. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "45.023 BF1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/marasmarcha-lunaedactyla/. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6754892 entry
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