
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.
Easily confused with
- Amblyptilia pica
- Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
- Amblyptilia repletalis
- Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
- Amblyptilia falcatalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Amblyptilia
- Species
- Amblyptilia punctidactyla
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