Pterophoridae
63a0150 –
6234 Emmelina monodactyla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Larva and
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Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Asteraceae Convolvulaceae Ericaceae Lauraceae Polygonaceae Solanaceae. Host genera: Atriplex Calluna Calystegia Chenopodium Convolvulus Datura Eutrochium Hyoscyamus Ipomoea Lindera Polygonum[unresolved] Senecio[unresolved] Vaccinium. Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Forbes 1923); flowers stems & leaves (Benedictis et al 1990). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Similar Species: |
- 63a0150.1n Emmelina devriesi: found in Florida; cannot be separated by wing pattern, dissection required.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6234barberi (Dyar, 1903) (Pterophorus)bidactyla (Hochenwarth, 1785) (Phalaena)cineridactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus)flaveodactylus (Amary, 1840) (Pterophorus)impersonalis (Walker, 1864) (Pterophorus)naevosidactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus)pergracilidactylus (Packard, 1873) (Pterophorus)pictipennis (Grinnell, 1908) (Pterophorus)pterodactyla (Hübner, [1805]) (Alucita)rufa (Dufrane, 1960) (Pterophorus) |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Gielis, C., 2011. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 85(10): 589-824.
- Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.40f; p. 121. Book Review and ordering
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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21mm – © Jim Vargo
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on Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed)
© Janice Stiefel
© Ilona Loser LG
on Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed)
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