Morning glory plume moth

Emmelina monodactyla

The T-Moth or Morning-glory Plume Moth is a moth of the family Pterophoroidae. It is found in Europe, Japan, central Asia, North Africa and North America. The wingspan is 18-27 mm. The moths fly nearly year-round.
Morning-glory plume moth The sole occupant from the first outing of my moth trap Emmelina monodactyla,Geotagged,Morning glory plume moth,Spring,United Kingdom

Food

The larvae mainly feed on Convolvulaceae species, including "Atriplex", "Chenopodium", "Calystegia sepium", "Calystegia spithamaea", "Calystegia sodanella", "Cynara cardunculus", "Convolvulus arvensis", "Convolvulus cantabrica", "Convolvulus floridus", "Convolvulus prostrates", "Convolvulus tricolor", "Ipomoea batatas", "Ipomoea eriocarpa" and "Ipomoea purpurea", but also "Datura stramonium" and "Hyoscyamus niger" from the Solanaceae family.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPterophoridae
GenusEmmelina
Species