Beautiful Plume Moth

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, also known as the beautiful plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea found in across the Palearctic including Europe. The species was first described by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1813.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Beautiful 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

• Amblyptilia pica
• Amblyptilia punctidactyla
• Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla
• Amblyptilia falcatalis
• Amblyptilia repletalis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

Genus

Amblyptilia

Species

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

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