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Many-plumed moth

Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The many-plumed moth (Alucita hexadactyla) is a species in the family Alucitidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Denmark, Finland and Norway.

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Quick facts about the many-plumed 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
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the many-plumed 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 many-plumed moth is listed for 4 countries.

NorwaySwedenDenmarkFinland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Denmark
  2. Finland
  3. Norway
  4. Sweden

Is the many-plumed 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 many-plumed moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyAlucitidae
  6. genusAlucita
  7. SpeciesAlucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Alucita poecilodactyla, Alucita polydactyla, Oreneodes hexadactyla, Orneodes hexadactyla, Phalaena hexadactyla, Pterophorus hexadactyla

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Twenty-plume mothEnglish
  • Twenty-plume moth or many-plumed mothEnglish
  • Twenty-plumed mothEnglish
  • pernatěnka kozílistováCzech
  • Gwyfyn Ugain PlufynWelsh
  • FjermølDanish
  • GeißblattgeistchenGerman
  • tarhaviuhkanenFinnish
  • Ornéode du chèvrefeuilleFrench
  • kis soktollúmolyHungarian
  • Žiedinis vėduokliasparnisLithuanian
  • kaprifolfingermøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • WaaiermotDutch
  • Rozstrzępiak wiciokrzewowiecPolish
  • Обыкновенная веерницаRussian
  • vejárovec kozolistovýSlovak
  • tryfjädermottSwedish
  • Пірначка шестиричкаUkrainian
  • Gwyfynod Ugain PlufynWelsh
  • Almindeligt fjermølDanish
  • Kaprifolie-fjermølDanish
  • KaprifoliefjermølDanish
  • LonicerafjermølDanish
  • Mangefingret fjermølDanish
  • Mangefliget fjermølDanish
  • Seksfingret fjermølDanish
  • KamperfoeliebloesemmotDutch
  • KamperfoeliewaaiermotjeDutch
  • Zespennig waaiertjeDutch
  • Веерокрылка обыкновеннаяRussian
  • kaprifolfjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the many-plumed moth

Other species in the same genus Alucita.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the many-plumed moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the many-plumed moth for 4 countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the many-plumed moth?

The many-plumed moth (Alucita hexadactyla) belongs to the family Alucitidae 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). Many-plumed moth (Alucita hexadactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-plumed-moth

MLA

“Many-plumed moth (Alucita hexadactyla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-plumed-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{many_plumed_moth_2026,
  title = {Many-plumed moth (Alucita hexadactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-plumed-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}