Lofty plume moth
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The lofty plume moth (Platyptilia ardua) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and Russia.
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Quick facts about the lofty 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
- 2 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the lofty 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 lofty plume moth is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the lofty 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 lofty plume moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusPlatyptilia
- SpeciesPlatyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Relatives of the lofty plume moth
Other species in the same genus Platyptilia.
Triangle plume
Platyptilia gonodactyla
Goldenrod plume
Platyptilia calodactyla
Artichoke plume moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
Hoary plume
Platyptilia isodactylus
Irish plume
Platyptilia tesseradactyla
Spotted wide-winged plume moth
Platyptilia celidotus
CompareLofty plume moth vs Triangle plumeLofty plume moth vs Goldenrod plumeLofty plume moth vs Artichoke plume mothLofty plume moth vs Hoary plume
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the lofty plume moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the lofty plume moth for 2 countries: Canada and Russia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the lofty plume moth?
The lofty plume moth (Platyptilia ardua) 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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