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Beautiful plume moth Dutch name: Scherphoekvedermot Amblyptilia acanthadactyla,Austria,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Beautiful plume moth

Dutch name: Scherphoekvedermot

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That's a funny pose :) Congrats on another excellent specie introduction. Posted 13 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
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    It doesn't look like Emmelina monodactyla. Do you have a top view?
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/emmelina-monodactyla
    http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Emmelina+monodactyla&flags=col1:&res=640     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      Hi wildflower. This is the only view I have. I agree that it doesn't look exactly like the monodactyla and is probably one of the many other species. I looked again at Pterophoridae but I can't find a better match. I wil the leave monodactyla name till someone finds the right match.
      Thanks for checking       Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
  4. View Ant Marriott's profile
    Ant Marriott
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    Hard to tell exactly what species this is from this angle but the colouring would rule out Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla) which is a uniform white. I think it could be any of a number perhaps Beautiful or Goldenrod Plume. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      Thanks for helping out. I have checked both species and they are hard to keep apart. On photos of the Beautiful plume I see exactly the same black/white color change on the wing edge. I changed the name to that of Beautiful plume moth (amblyptilia acanthadactyla).
      Again, thanks for helping! I appreciate it.       Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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The Beautiful Plume Moth

"Amblyptilia acanthadactyla" is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea that can be found in Europe. It is also known from Iran and Georgia. The wingspan is 17–23 millimetres. The moth flies nearly year round. The larvae feed on various low growing plants.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Aug 8, 2012. Captured Jul 4, 2012 16:16 in Kühtai 14, 6183 Kühtai, Austria.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/4.5
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.