Artichoke Plume Moth

Platyptilia carduidactyla, the artichoke plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Riley in 1869. It is found in New Zealand and North America, from Mexico north into the United States.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Artichoke Plume Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Platyptilia gonodactyla
• Amblyptilia falcatalis
• Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

Genus

Platyptilia

Species

Platyptilia carduidactylus

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