Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Pterophoroidea Pterophoridae Pterophorinae

1200x884 (~88Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 25.6.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Platyptilia ainonis Matsumura, 1931

  • Platyptilia ainonis; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Anaphalis margaritacea [RFEL]

• Platyptilia albertae Barnes & Lindsey, 1921

  • Platyptilia albertae; [NACL], #6116
• Platyptilia albicans (Fish, 1881)

  • Platyptilia albicans; [NACL], #6115; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
• Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927

  • Platyptilia ardua; [NACL], #6113; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) EU. See [maps]

  • Alucita calodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 146
  • Alucita petradactyla Hübner, [1819]
  • Pterophorus zetterstedtii Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 1841 (10): 777
  • Amblyptilia taeniadactylus South, 1882; Entomologist 15: 34
  • Platyptilia leucorrhyncha Meyrick, 1902; Ent. mon. Mag. 38: 217
  • Platyptilia zetterstedtii var. doronicella Fuchs, 1902; Stettin ent. Ztg 63 (1): 329

  • Platyptilia calodactyla; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Solidago virgaurea, Senecio nemorensis, S. sylvaticus, Doronicum sp. [ME1]

• Platyptilia carduidactyla (Riley, 1869)

  • Platyptilia cardui Zeller, 1873
    • = ; [NACL], #6109
  • Platyptilia hesperis Grinnell, 1908
    • = ; [NACL], #6109

  • Platyptilia carduidactyla; [NACL], #6109; [BAMONA]
  • Platyptilia carduidactylus; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1885) Australia. See [maps]

  • Lioptilus celidotus Meyrick, 1885

  • Platyptilia celidota; [iNaturalist]
  • Platyptilia celidotus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
• Platyptilia comstocki Lange, 1939

  • Platyptilia comstocki; [NACL], #6111; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Platyptilia diversicilia Filipjev, 1931
• Platyptilia dschambiya Arenberger, 1999 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Platyptilia dschambiya Arenberger, 1999; Esperiana 7: 249; TL: Yemen, Sana'a, 15°37N 43°44E, mtns WSW Amran Mada'a, 3000m

  • Platyptilia dschambiya; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Platyptilia emissalis (Walker, 1864) Australia. See [maps]

  • Platyptilus emissalis Walker, 1864
• Platyptilia euctimena Turner, 1913 Australia. See [maps]
• Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) CEU, SEU, Asia Minor, Japan. See [maps]

  • Platyptilus farfarellus Zeller, 1867; Stettin Ent. Ztg 28: 334

  • Platyptilia farfarella; [RFEL]; [iNaturalist] ; [SVF]
  • Platyptilia farfarellus; [ME1]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]

  Larva on Senecio vernalis, S. viscosus [ME1]

• Platyptilia gonodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) EU - Russia, Asia Minor, N.India. See [maps] Piennarsulkaperhonen

  • Alucita gonodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 320
  • Alucita megadactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 145
  • Alucita diptera Sulzer, 1776; Gesch. Ins. nach linn. Syst. (1): 163
  • Alucita trigonodactyla Haworth, 1811; Lepid. Britannica (3): 478
  • ?Platyptilia farfara Gregson, 1885; Entomologist 18: 151
  • Alucita gonodactyla albidior Caradja, 1920
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Platyptilia gonodactyla; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  1000x736 (~44Kb) FINLAND, St: Säkylä, 677:25, 19.6.1998 Photo © Markku Savela

  identification uncertain 667x650 (~75Kb) Russia, Moscow, 10.7 - 15.8.2004, Photo © D. Smirnov

  identification uncertain 921x490 (~83Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 13.8.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

  Larva on Tussilago farfara, Petasites sp. [ME1]

• Platyptilia iberica Rebel, 1935 Spain, Pyrenees. See [maps]

  • Platyptilia iberica Rebel, 1935; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 20 (2): 10; TL: Spain
  • Platyptilia iberica nevadensis Rebel, 1935; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 20 (2): 10

  • Platyptilia iberica; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Senecio ? [ME1]

• Platyptilia isodactylus (Zeller, 1852) CEU, Spain, Morocco, Japan. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus isodactylus Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 6: 328
  • Platyptilia brunneodactyla Lucas, 1956; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 35: 255

  • Platyptilia isodactylus; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]

  Larva on Senecio spp., S. aquaticus, S. nemorensis, S. jacobeae [ME1]

• Platyptilia johnstoni Lange, 1940 Alaska, Kamchatka. See [maps]

  • Platyptilia tshukotka Ustjuzhanin, 1996
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Platyptilia johnstoni; [NACL], #6108; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Platyptilia nemoralis (Zeller, 1841) EU. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus nemoralis Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 1841 (10): 778
  • Platyptilia nemoralis var. saracenica Wocke, 1871; Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2): 342, nr. 3127a
  • Platyptilia graafii Zeller, 1873; Stettin Ent. Ztg. 34 (4-6): 139
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Platyptilia sinuosa Yano, 1960
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Platyptilia nemoralis; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Senecio fuchsii, S. fluviatilis, S. sarracenicus, S. nemorensis [ME1]

• Platyptilia omissalis (Fletcher, 1926) Australia. See [maps]

  • Platyptilus omissalis Fletcher, 1926; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1925: 607
    • = ?Platyptilia emissalis;

  • Gillmeria omissalis;
  • Platyptilia omissalis; [iNaturalist]
• Platyptilia percnodactyla (Walsingham, 1880)

  • Platyptilia percnodactyla; [NACL], #6110
  • Platyptilia percnodactylus; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Platyptilia tesseradactyla (Linnaeus, 1761) NEU, CEU, Russia, NA. See [maps]

  • Alucita tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1761; Fauna Suecica (Edn 2): 370
  • Pterophorus fischeri Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 1841 (10): 781
    • = ; [NACL], #6106; [RFEL]

  • Platyptilia tesseradactyla; [NACL], #6106; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Helichrysum arenarium, Antennaria dioica [ME1]

• Platyptilia wasburnensis McDunnough, 1929

  • Platyptilia wasburnensis; [NACL], #6114

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