Emmelina monodactyla, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Emmelina monodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alucita monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena bidactyla (Hochenwarth, 1785)
Emmelina albodactyla (Fabricius, 1794)
Pterophorus cineridactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Pterophorus naevosidactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Pterophorus impersonalis (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus pergracilidactylus (Packard, 1873)
Pterophorus barberi (Dyar, 1903)
Pterophorus pictipennis (Grinnell, 1908)
Common name
Common Plume, T-Moth, Morning-glory Plume Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Pterophoroidea > Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Emmelina
Wingspan
18-27 mm
Habitat
Sunny mixed forests, fields, and gardens.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Convolvulaceae (Convolvulus arvensis, Convolvulus althaeoides, Calystegia sepium) and feeds on flowers and leaves.
Flight period
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