Rose plume
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The rose plume (Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 53 countries, including Albania, Andorra and Armenia.
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Quick facts about the rose 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
- 53 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the rose 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 rose plume is listed for 53 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
Is the rose 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 rose plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusCnaemidophorus
- SpeciesCnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms Alucita rhododactyla, Eucnemidophorus rhododactylus, Phalaena rhododactyla, Platyptilia koreana, Platyptilia rhododactyla, Pterophorus rhododactylus
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Rose plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška šípkováCzech
- RosenknopfjermølDanish
- Rosen-FedermotteGerman
- rusosulkanenFinnish
- rózsabogyó-tollasmolyHungarian
- ハマナストリバJapanese
- 해당화털날개나방Korean
- Erškėtinis pirštasparnisLithuanian
- rosefjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- RozenvedermotDutch
- rosefjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- pióropuszek różanyPolish
- Пальцекрылка краснопалаяRussian
- pierkavec šípkovýSlovak
- rosenfjädermottSwedish
- Gül SaçaklıgüvesiTurkish
- チョウセントリバJapanese
- rosenknoppfjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the rose plume
Other species in the same genus Cnaemidophorus.
CompareRose plume vs Cnaemidophorus horribilisRose plume vs Cnaemidophorus smithi
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the rose plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the rose plume for 53 countries, including Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the rose plume?
The rose plume (Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla) 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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