Dusky plume
Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The dusky plume (Oidaematophorus lithodactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 37 countries, including Armenia, Austria and Belarus.
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Quick facts about the dusky 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
- 37 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the dusky 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 dusky plume is listed for 37 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the dusky 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 dusky plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusOidaematophorus
- SpeciesOidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
Synonyms Alucita lithodactyla, Alucita septodactyla, Oidaematophorus phaeodactylus, Pterophorus lithodactylus, Pterophorus lithoxylodactylus, Pterophorus phaeodactylus, Pterophorus similidactylus
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Dusky plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška blešníkováCzech
- AlantfjermølDanish
- hirvenjuurisulkanenFinnish
- オオカマトリバJapanese
- alantfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- PluimpjesvedermotDutch
- alantfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- pierkavec blšníkovýSlovak
- grått krisslefjädermottSwedish
- allmänt krisslefjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the dusky plume
Other species in the same genus Oidaematophorus.
Eupatorium plume moth
Oidaematophorus eupatorii
Rogenhofer's plume moth
Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi
Castor’s plume moth
Oidaematophorus castor
Downes's plume moth
Oidaematophorus downesi
Wormwood plume moth
Oidaematophorus grisescens
Yarrow leaf plume moth
Oidaematophorus mathewianus
CompareDusky plume vs Eupatorium plume mothDusky plume vs Rogenhofer's plume mothDusky plume vs Castor’s plume mothDusky plume vs Downes's plume moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the dusky plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the dusky plume for 37 countries, including Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the dusky plume?
The dusky plume (Oidaematophorus lithodactyla) 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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