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Pterophoridae
63a0005 – 6109   Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)
             Artichoke Plume Moth

© M. J. Hatfield
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • carduidactylus (Riley, 1869) (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6109
  • cardui Zeller, 1873 (Platyptilia)
  • hesperis Grinnell, 1908 (Platyptilia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • 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. 12.23f; p. 119. Book Review and ordering
    • Riley, C.V., 1869. First annual report on the noxious, beneficial and other insects, of the state of Missouri., 1: 180.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Platyptilia carduidactylus
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