Brindled Plume-moth

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Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Brindled Plume-moth, a reference photo
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Amblyptilia punctidactyla, also known as the brindled plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found across the Palearctic (including Japan and Europe). The species was first described by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brindled 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pterophoridae
Species
Amblyptilia punctidactyla

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