Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Oxyptilus parvidactyla, also known as the small plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia and Europe.[2] It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

Oxyptilus parvidactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species:
O. parvidactyla
Binomial name
Oxyptilus parvidactyla
(Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms[1]

Distription

The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to August in western Europe and there is one generation per year.[3] This moth is similar looking to other species and can only be safely identified by dissection, or by rearing the larvae on known foodplants.[4]

Early instar larvae feed on the young leaves of Hieracium species, including mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella) and possibly smooth hawkweed (Hieracium laevigatum).[5] Later instars feed on the flowerheads.

Distribution

The small plume is found in almost all of Europe, as well as Russia, Asia Minor and North Africa.

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References
  1. "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Micro Lepidoptera. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. p. 192. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
  4. Kimber, Ian. "45.025 BF1490 Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811) small plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 15 July 2020.


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