Platyptilia calodactyla

Platyptilia calodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Platyptilia calodactyla
Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), specimen, Natural History Museum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species:
P. calodactyla
Binomial name
Platyptilia calodactyla
Synonyms
List
    • Alucita calodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    • Alucita petradactyla Hübner, 1819
    • Pterophorus zetterstedti Zeller, 1841
    • Platyptilia taeniadactyla South, 1882
    • Platyptilia leucorrhyncha Meyrick, 1902
    • Platyptilia calodactyla f. doronicella Fuchs, 1902

Description

The wingspan is 18–25 mm.[2]

Platyptilia calodactyla differs from Platyptilia gonodactyla as follows : forewings with termen distinctly less sinuate, apical spot in cilia lighter and apex appearing less falcate, colour rather darker and more ochreous tinged, less strigulated with white, especially posteriorly.[3]

Biology

Adults are single brooded and emerge in June and July.[4]

The larvae feed in the stem of European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), Senecio nemorensis, heath groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus) and leopard's bane (Doronicum species), sometimes causing wilting of the leaves.[5]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Greece. It has also been recorded from Iran.[6]

References
  1. "Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Platyptilia calodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. pp. 189 & 229. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) golden-rod plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine


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