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Spotted white plume

Porrittia galactodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The spotted white plume (Porrittia galactodactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 18 countries, including Austria, Belgium and Czechia.

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Quick facts about the spotted white 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
18 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the spotted white 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 spotted white plume is listed for 18 countries.

RussiaFranceSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLatviaGermanyBelgiumNetherlandsItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomFinlandSlovakiaCzechia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Austria
  2. Belgium
  3. Czechia
  4. Denmark
  5. Finland
  6. France
  7. Germany
  8. Hungary
  9. Italy
  10. Latvia
  11. Malta
  12. Netherlands
  13. Poland
  14. Romania
  15. Russia
  16. Slovakia
  17. Sweden
  18. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the spotted white 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 spotted white plume classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusPorrittia
  7. SpeciesPorrittia galactodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Synonyms Alucita galactodactyla, Phalaena galactodactyla, Porittia galactodactyla, Pterophorus galactodactyla

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Spotted white plume mothEnglish
  • pernatuška lopuchováCzech
  • Milchweiße Kletten-FedermotteGerman
  • takiaissulkanenFinnish
  • DuinvedermotDutch
  • pierkavec lopúchovýSlovak
  • kardborrefjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted white plume

Other species in the same genus Porrittia.

CompareSpotted white plume vs Porrittia herziSpotted white plume vs Porrittia imbecilla

Common questions

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Where does the spotted white plume live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the spotted white plume for 18 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark and Finland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the spotted white plume?

The spotted white plume (Porrittia galactodactyla) 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). Spotted white plume (Porrittia galactodactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-white-plume

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BibTeX
@misc{spotted_white_plume_2026,
  title = {Spotted white plume (Porrittia galactodactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-white-plume},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}