Small plume
Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The small plume (Oxyptilus parvidactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 43 countries, including Albania, Armenia and Austria.
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Quick facts about the small 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
- 43 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the small 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 small plume is listed for 43 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
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Is the small 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 small plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusOxyptilus
- SpeciesOxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms Alucita parvidactyla, Oxyptilus hoffmannseggi, Oxyptilus maroccanensis, Oxyptilus parvidactylus dentellus, Pterophorus hemididactylus, Pterophorus microdactylus, Pterophorus obscuridactyla, Pterophorus obscurus
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Small plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška drobnokřídláCzech
- tummakeltanosulkanenFinnish
- brun svevefjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- Fraaie muizenoorvedermotDutch
- brun svævefjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- pierkavec drobnokrídlySlovak
- sandfibblefjädermottSwedish
- liten svevefjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- liten svævefjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
Relatives of the small plume
Other species in the same genus Oxyptilus.
Downland plume
Oxyptilus pilosellae
Hawkweed plume moth
Oxyptilus delawaricus
Eleaner’s plume moth
Oxyptilus eleanerae
CompareSmall plume vs Downland plumeSmall plume vs Hawkweed plume mothSmall plume vs Eleaner’s plume mothSmall plume vs Oxyptilus catathectes
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the small plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the small plume for 43 countries, including Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus and Belgium. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the small plume?
The small plume (Oxyptilus parvidactyla) 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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