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Lantana plume

Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The lantana plume (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 46 countries, including Argentina, Australia and Bahamas.

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Quick facts about the lantana 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
46 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the lantana 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 lantana plume is listed for 46 countries.

TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDem. Rep. CongoKenyaBahamasSouth AfricaMexicoBrazilPeruSurinameEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaZimbabweNamibiaMalawieSwatiniIsraelThailandLaosVietnamIndiaBhutanGreeceSpainAustraliaSri LankaChinaItalyJapanParaguayCyprusMorocco
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Bahamas
  4. Bermuda
  5. Bhutan
  6. Brazil
  7. Cape Verde
  8. Chile
  9. China
  10. Congo - Kinshasa
  11. Cuba
  12. Cyprus
  13. Dominica
  14. Ecuador
  15. Eswatini
  16. Greece
  17. Guadeloupe
  18. India
  19. Indonesia
  20. Israel
  21. Italy
  22. Jamaica
  23. Japan
  24. Kenya
  25. Laos
  26. Malawi
  27. Mexico
  28. Morocco
  29. Namibia
  30. Palau
  31. Paraguay
  32. Peru
  33. Puerto Rico
  34. Réunion
  35. Seychelles
  36. South Africa
  37. Spain
  38. Sri Lanka
  39. St. Helena
  40. Suriname
Show 6 more countries
  1. Tanzania
  2. Thailand
  3. U.S. Virgin Islands
  4. United States
  5. Vietnam
  6. Zimbabwe

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the lantana 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 lantana plume classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusLantanophaga
  7. SpeciesLantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)

Synonyms Lantanophaga amphiloga, Lantanophaga hemimetra, Lantanophaga lantana, Lantanophaga lantanadactyla, Lantanophaga tecnidion, Lantanophaga teleacma, Oxyptilus pusillidactylus, Platyptilia amphiloga, Platyptilia hemimetra, Platyptilia lantana, Platyptilia lantanadactyla, Platyptilia tecnidion, Platyptilia teleacma

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Lantana plume mothEnglish
  • ランタナトリバJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lantana plume

Other species in the same genus Lantanophaga.

CompareLantana plume vs Lantanophaga anellatusLantana plume vs Lantanophaga dubitationisLantana plume vs Lantanophaga minima

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the lantana plume live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the lantana plume for 46 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda and Bhutan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the lantana plume?

The lantana plume (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus) 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). Lantana plume (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lantana-plume

MLA

“Lantana plume (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lantana-plume.

BibTeX
@misc{lantana_plume_2026,
  title = {Lantana plume (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lantana-plume},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}