Platyptilia calodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. calodactyla
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Description
editPlatyptilia calodactyla differs from Platyptilia gonodactyla as follows : forewings with termen distinctly less sinuate, apical spot in cilia lighter and apex appearing less falcate, colour rather darker and more ochreous tinged, less strigulated with white, especially posteriorly.[3]
Biology
editAdults are single brooded and emerge in June and July.[4]
The larvae feed in the stem of European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), Senecio nemorensis, heath groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus) and leopard's bane (Doronicum species), sometimes causing wilting of the leaves.[5]
Distribution
editIt is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Greece. It has also been recorded from Iran.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Platyptilia calodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. pp. 189 & 229. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) golden-rod plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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