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Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Synonyms: Alucita rhododactyla (homotypic); Platyptilia koreana (heterotypic); Platyptilia rhododactyla; Pterophorus rhododactylus

Wikipedia Abstract

The rose plume moth (Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla) is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in the Northern Hemisphere, except for Greenland, Southeast Asia, and most of North Africa. The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The larvae feed on various roses, including Rosa rugosa (Japanese rose).
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Epping Forest 3966 England, United Kingdom  

Prey / Diet

Rosa canina (Dog Rose)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger Moth)1

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0