# Small plume (*Oxyptilus parvidactyla*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-plume  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

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.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Pterophoridae
- genus: Oxyptilus
- species: *Oxyptilus parvidactyla* (Haworth, 1811)

Synonyms: *Alucita parvidactyla*, *Oxyptilus hoffmannseggi*, *Oxyptilus maroccanensis*, *Oxyptilus parvidactylus dentellus*, *Pterophorus hemididactylus*, *Pterophorus microdactylus*, *Pterophorus obscuridactyla*, *Pterophorus obscurus*

## Where it has been recorded

Countries with openly licensed sighting records on GBIF (records in brackets). Recorded sightings, not a definitive range.

Albania (0), Armenia (0), Austria (0), Bosnia & Herzegovina (0), Belgium (0), Bulgaria (0), Belarus (0), Switzerland (0), Czechia (0), Germany (0), Denmark (0), Estonia (0), Spain (0), Finland (0), France (0), United Kingdom (0), Georgia (0), Greece (0), Croatia (0), Hungary (0), Ireland (0), Israel (0), Iran (0), Italy (0), Kazakhstan (0), Lebanon (0), Lithuania (0), Luxembourg (0), Latvia (0), Morocco (0), Montenegro (0), North Macedonia (0), Netherlands (0), Norway (0), Poland (0), Romania (0), Serbia (0), Russia (0), Sweden (0), Slovenia (0), Slovakia (0), Türkiye (0), Ukraine (0)

## Common questions

### 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

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://commons.wikimedia.org), 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](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), 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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