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Oxyptilus chrysodactyla

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 28 countries, including Armenia, Austria and Belgium.

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Quick facts about Oxyptilus chrysodactyla

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
28 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Oxyptilus chrysodactyla 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.

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla is listed for 28 countries.

RussiaNorwayFranceKyrgyzstanArmeniaSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaTurkeySwitzerlandBelgiumNetherlandsSpainChinaItalyDenmarkSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaJapan
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Armenia
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Bulgaria
  5. China
  6. Czechia
  7. Denmark
  8. Estonia
  9. Finland
  10. France
  11. Germany
  12. Hungary
  13. Italy
  14. Japan
  15. Kyrgyzstan
  16. Latvia
  17. Lithuania
  18. Netherlands
  19. Norway
  20. Poland
  21. Romania
  22. Russia
  23. Slovakia
  24. Slovenia
  25. Spain
  26. Sweden
  27. Switzerland
  28. Türkiye

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Oxyptilus chrysodactyla 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 Oxyptilus chrysodactyla classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusOxyptilus
  7. SpeciesOxyptilus chrysodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Synonyms Alucita chrysodactyla, Oxyptilus hieracii, Oxyptilus perunovi, Phalaena chrysodactyla, Pterophorus hieracidactyla, Pterophorus hieracii

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • sarjakeltanosulkanenFinnish
  • 수레국화털날개나방Korean
  • skjermsvevefjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • HavikskruidvedermotDutch
  • skjermsvævefjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
  • pierkavec jastrabníkovýSlovak
  • flockfibblefjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Oxyptilus chrysodactyla

Other species in the same genus Oxyptilus.

Small plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Oxyptilus chrysodactyla live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Oxyptilus chrysodactyla for 28 countries, including Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and China. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Oxyptilus chrysodactyla?

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Oxyptilus chrysodactyla) 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). Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Oxyptilus chrysodactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-chrysodactyla

MLA

“Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Oxyptilus chrysodactyla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-chrysodactyla.

BibTeX
@misc{oxyptilus_chrysodactyla_2026,
  title = {Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Oxyptilus chrysodactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-chrysodactyla},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}