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Oxyptilus ericetorum

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Oxyptilus ericetorum is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 23 countries, including Austria, Belgium and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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Quick facts about Oxyptilus ericetorum

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
23 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Oxyptilus ericetorum 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 ericetorum is listed for 23 countries.

RussiaNorwayFranceSwedenPolandAustriaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceSwitzerlandBelgiumSpainItalyDenmarkFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaBosnia and Herz.
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Åland Islands
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  5. Bulgaria
  6. Czechia
  7. Denmark
  8. Estonia
  9. Finland
  10. France
  11. Germany
  12. Greece
  13. Italy
  14. Latvia
  15. Lithuania
  16. Norway
  17. Poland
  18. Romania
  19. Russia
  20. Slovakia
  21. Spain
  22. Sweden
  23. Switzerland

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Oxyptilus ericetorum 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 ericetorum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusOxyptilus
  7. SpeciesOxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851)

Synonyms Pterophorus ericetidactyla, Pterophorus ericetorum

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • pernatuška vřesovištníCzech
  • kangaskeltanosulkanenFinnish
  • Viržinis PirštasparnisLithuanian
  • hårsvevefjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • hårsvævefjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
  • pierkavec vresoviskovýSlovak
  • backfibblefjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Oxyptilus ericetorum

Other species in the same genus Oxyptilus.

Small plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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Where does Oxyptilus ericetorum live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Oxyptilus ericetorum for 23 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Czechia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Oxyptilus ericetorum?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{oxyptilus_ericetorum_2026,
  title = {Oxyptilus ericetorum (Oxyptilus ericetorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-ericetorum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}