Crescent plume
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The crescent plume (Marasmarcha lunaedactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 23 countries, including Austria, Belgium and Czechia.
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Quick facts about the crescent 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
- 23 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the crescent 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 crescent plume is listed for 23 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the crescent 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 crescent plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusMarasmarcha
- SpeciesMarasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms Alucita lunaedactyla, Alucita phaeodactyla, Marasmarcha agrorum, Marasmarcha agrorum var. tuttodactyla, Marasmarcha altaica, Marasmarcha phaeodactyla, Marasmarcha phaeodactyla var. altaica, Marasmarcha tuttodactyla, Mimaeseoptilus phaeodactylus, Pterophorus agrorum
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Crescent plume mothEnglish
- Rest-harrow plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška jehlicováCzech
- Hauhechel-FedermotteGerman
- orakkosulkanenFinnish
- beinurtfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- StalkruidvedermotDutch
- pierkavec ihlicovýSlovak
- puktörnefjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the crescent plume
Other species in the same genus Marasmarcha.
CompareCrescent plume vs Marasmarcha ammoniasCrescent plume vs Marasmarcha asiaticaCrescent plume vs Marasmarcha bengtssoniCrescent plume vs Marasmarcha bonaespei
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the crescent plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the crescent plume for 23 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark and Estonia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the crescent plume?
The crescent plume (Marasmarcha lunaedactyla) 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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