Pixie plume moth
Paraplatyptilia nana (McDunnough, 1927)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The pixie plume moth (Paraplatyptilia nana) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Canada.
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Quick facts about the pixie 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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the pixie 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 pixie plume moth is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the pixie 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 pixie plume moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusParaplatyptilia
- SpeciesParaplatyptilia nana (McDunnough, 1927)
Synonyms Platyptilia nana
Relatives of the pixie plume moth
Other species in the same genus Paraplatyptilia.
Atlantic Canada plume moth
Paraplatyptilia atlantica
Beardtongue plume moth
Paraplatyptilia fragilis
White-fringed plume moth
Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus
White-suffused plume moth
Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus
Paintbrush plume moth
Paraplatyptilia albidus
Albu's plume moth
Paraplatyptilia albui
ComparePixie plume moth vs Atlantic Canada plume mothPixie plume moth vs Beardtongue plume mothPixie plume moth vs White-fringed plume mothPixie plume moth vs White-suffused plume moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the pixie plume moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the pixie plume moth for 1 country: Canada. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the pixie plume moth?
The pixie plume moth (Paraplatyptilia nana) 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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