Brindled plume
Amblyptilia punctidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The brindled plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 36 countries, including Albania, Andorra and Armenia.
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Quick facts about the brindled plume
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 36 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the brindled plume live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The brindled plume is listed for 36 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the brindled plume endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the brindled plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusAmblyptilia
- SpeciesAmblyptilia punctidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms Alucita cosmodactyla, Alucita punctidactyla, Alucita ulodactyla, Amblyptilia cosmodactyla, Amblyptilia nivea, Platyptilia bella, Platyptilia jezoensis, Platyptilus cosmodactylus stachydalis, Platyptilus cosmodactylus var. stachydalis, Platyptilus moerens, Platyptilus stachydalis
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Brindled plume-mothEnglish
- pernatuška orlíčkováCzech
- harmotalvisulkainenFinnish
- オダマキトリバJapanese
- 파털날개나방Korean
- svinerotfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- Grijze scherphoekvedermotDutch
- svinerotfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- Пальцекрылка гераниеваяRussian
- pierkavec orlíčkovýSlovak
- stormhattfjädermottSwedish
- harmotalvisulkanenFinnish
- stormhattsfjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the brindled plume
Other species in the same genus Amblyptilia.
Beautiful plume
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Brown plume moth
Amblyptilia falcatalis
Geranium plume moth
Amblyptilia pica
Bowman's plume moth
Amblyptilia bowmani
CompareBrindled plume vs Beautiful plumeBrindled plume vs Brown plume mothBrindled plume vs Geranium plume mothBrindled plume vs Bowman's plume moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the brindled plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the brindled plume for 36 countries, including Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Belarus. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the brindled plume?
The brindled plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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