Hoary plume
Platyptilia isodactylus (Zeller, 1852)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The hoary plume (Platyptilia isodactylus) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 13 countries, including Denmark, France and Germany.
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Quick facts about the hoary 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
- 13 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the hoary 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 hoary plume is listed for 13 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the hoary 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 hoary plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusPlatyptilia
- SpeciesPlatyptilia isodactylus (Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms Platyptilia brunneodactyla, Pterophorus isodactylus, Stenoptilia similidactylus
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Hoary plume mothEnglish
- Ragwort plume mothEnglish
- BrandbægerfjermølDanish
- landøydafjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- KruiskruidvedermotDutch
- landøydefjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- vattenståndsfjädermottSwedish
- RivierkruiskruidmotDutch
Relatives of the hoary plume
Other species in the same genus Platyptilia.
Triangle plume
Platyptilia gonodactyla
Goldenrod plume
Platyptilia calodactyla
Artichoke plume moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
Irish plume
Platyptilia tesseradactyla
Spotted wide-winged plume moth
Platyptilia celidotus
Alpine plume moth
Platyptilia charadrias
CompareHoary plume vs Triangle plumeHoary plume vs Goldenrod plumeHoary plume vs Artichoke plume mothHoary plume vs Irish plume
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the hoary plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the hoary plume for 13 countries, including Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and Japan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the hoary plume?
The hoary plume (Platyptilia isodactylus) 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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