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Eupatorium plume moth

Oidaematophorus eupatorii (Fernald, 1893)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The eupatorium plume moth (Oidaematophorus eupatorii) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Canada, Guatemala and Mexico.

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Quick facts about the eupatorium plume moth

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
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the eupatorium plume moth 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 eupatorium plume moth is listed for 5 countries.

CanadaUnited States of AmericaMexicoPanamaGuatemala
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. Guatemala
  3. Mexico
  4. Panama
  5. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the eupatorium plume moth 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 eupatorium plume moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusOidaematophorus
  7. SpeciesOidaematophorus eupatorii (Fernald, 1893)

Synonyms Alucita eupatorii

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Joe-Pye weed plume mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the eupatorium plume moth

Other species in the same genus Oidaematophorus.

Dusky plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the eupatorium plume moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the eupatorium plume moth for 5 countries: Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the eupatorium plume moth?

The eupatorium plume moth (Oidaematophorus eupatorii) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eupatorium plume moth (Oidaematophorus eupatorii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eupatorium-plume-moth

MLA

“Eupatorium plume moth (Oidaematophorus eupatorii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eupatorium-plume-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{eupatorium_plume_moth_2026,
  title = {Eupatorium plume moth (Oidaematophorus eupatorii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eupatorium-plume-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}