Marsh plume
Buckleria paludum (Zeller, 1839)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The marsh plume (Buckleria paludum) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 27 countries, including Austria, Belarus and Belgium.
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Quick facts about the marsh 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
- 27 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the marsh 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 marsh plume is listed for 27 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the marsh 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 marsh plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusBuckleria
- SpeciesBuckleria paludum (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms Pselnophorus dolichos, Pterophorus amaurodactylus, Pterophorus paludidactyla, Pterophorus paludum, Trichoptilus paludicola
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Sundew plumeEnglish
- Sundew plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška rosnatkováCzech
- SoldugfjermølDanish
- Sonnentau-FedermotteGerman
- kihokkisulkanenFinnish
- Ptérophore du Rossolis à feuilles rondes (Le)French
- マダラトリバJapanese
- soldoggfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- ZonnedauwvedermotDutch
- soldoggfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- pierkavec rosičkovýSlovak
- sileshårfjädermottSwedish
- モウセンゴケトリバJapanese
- sileshårsfjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the marsh plume
Other species in the same genus Buckleria.
CompareMarsh plume vs Sundew plume mothMarsh plume vs Buckleria brasiliaMarsh plume vs Buckleria girardiMarsh plume vs Buckleria madecassea
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the marsh plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the marsh plume for 27 countries, including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China and Czechia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the marsh plume?
The marsh plume (Buckleria paludum) 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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