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Phacelia plume moth

Oidaematophorus phaceliae McDunnough, 1938

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The phacelia plume moth (Oidaematophorus phaceliae) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Canada, Mexico and United States.

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Quick facts about the phacelia 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
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the phacelia 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 phacelia plume moth is listed for 3 countries.

CanadaUnited States of AmericaMexico
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. Mexico
  3. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the phacelia 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 phacelia plume moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusOidaematophorus
  7. SpeciesOidaematophorus phaceliae McDunnough, 1938

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the phacelia plume moth

Other species in the same genus Oidaematophorus.

Dusky plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the phacelia plume moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the phacelia plume moth for 3 countries: Canada, Mexico and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the phacelia plume moth?

The phacelia plume moth (Oidaematophorus phaceliae) 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). Phacelia plume moth (Oidaematophorus phaceliae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/phacelia-plume-moth

MLA

“Phacelia plume moth (Oidaematophorus phaceliae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/phacelia-plume-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{phacelia_plume_moth_2026,
  title = {Phacelia plume moth (Oidaematophorus phaceliae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phacelia-plume-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}