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Pterophoridae 63a0012 – 6107   Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)              Yarrow Plume Moth, The Pale Plume

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae.  Host genera: Achillea Tanacetum.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811) (Alucita) - MONA 1983: 6107 adustus (Walsingham, 1880) (Platyptilus) bertrami (Rössler, 1864) (Platyptilus) bischoffi (Zeller, 1867) (Platyptilus) cervinidactylus (Packard, 1873) (Pterophorus) chapmani (Tutt, 1896) (Platyptilia) foculella (Fuchs, 1901) (Platyptilia) marginidactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus) nebulaedactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus) ochrodactyla (Treitschke, 1833) (Alucita) pallidiola (Matsumura, 1931) (Platyptilia) sachalinensis (Matsumura, 1911) (Platyptilia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Gielis, C., 2006. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80-2 (1): 1-290. Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 3: 478. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.22f; p. 119. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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