Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Marasmarcha |
| Species: | M. lunaedactyla
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Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, also known as the crescent plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults have a moon-shaped creamy-white marking at the cleft of their brownish forewing, hence the names crescent plume and M. lunaedactyla. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on the flowers and young shoots of Ononis species, including common restharrow (Ononis repens), spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa), yellow restharrow (Ononis natrix), round-leaved restharrow (Ononis rotundifolia) and Ononis arvensis. Pupation takes place along a shoot or on a leaf of the food plant.
Distribution[edit]
The crescent plume is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
References[edit]
- ^ "Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "45.023 BF1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)". UKmoths. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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