Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Superfamily Pterophoroidea > Family Pterophoridae > Subfamily Pterophorinae > Genus Pterophorus

Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

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Genus group names

*Pterophorus*	Geoffroy, 1762	accepted genus name
*Aciptilia*	Hübner, 1825	generic synonym
*Alucita*	auct.	generic synonym
*Alucita*	auct.	misapplied name

Species group names

*Phalaena pentadactyla*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym
*Phalaena tridactylua*	Scopoli, 1763	subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English-United States: White Plume Moth sources: Charles Hussey

Norwegian Bokmål: sølvfjærmøll

Norwegian Nynorsk: sølvfjørmøll

Swedish: vitt fjädermott

Welsh: plu-wyfyn gwyn

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Citation

Dr. Cees Gielis. Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438058

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2011-01-26 by & van Nieukerken, Dr Erik J. Karsholt, Dr Ole & by Dr. Cees Gielis

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