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Pterophoridae
63a0070 – 6102   Dejongia lobidactylus (Fitch, 1855)
             Lobed Plume Moth

© Robin McLeod
Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Asteraceae Hypericaceae[Clusiaceae][Guttiferae].  Host genera: Hypericum Solidago.  Host extended: terminal buds (Schaffner 1959).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • lobidactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6102
  • 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.
    • Fitch, A., 1855. Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society, 14: 847.
    • 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.
    • Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148.
    • 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 Mass Moths
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Dejongia lobidactylus
    © Bev Wigney
    Dejongia lobidactylus
    © Steve Nanz
    Dejongia lobidactylus
    © Nolie Schneider
    Dejongia lobidactylus
    18mm – © Jim Vargo
    Dejongia lobidactylus
    20mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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