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T moth

Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The t moth (Emmelina monodactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 81 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria.

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Quick facts about the t 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
81 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the t 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 t moth is listed for 81 countries.

CanadaUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanKenyaRussiaNorwayMexicoCosta RicaVenezuelaFranceJamaicaIsraelLebanonTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesIraqSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandChinaItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaYemenSaudi ArabiaCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegro
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Åland Islands
  3. Albania
  4. Algeria
  5. Andorra
  6. Armenia
  7. Austria
  8. Azerbaijan
  9. Belarus
  10. Belgium
  11. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  12. Bulgaria
  13. Canada
  14. China
  15. Costa Rica
  16. Croatia
  17. Cyprus
  18. Czechia
  19. Denmark
  20. Egypt
  21. Estonia
  22. Ethiopia
  23. Finland
  24. France
  25. Georgia
  26. Germany
  27. Greece
  28. Hungary
  29. Iceland
  30. India
  31. Iran
  32. Iraq
  33. Ireland
  34. Israel
  35. Italy
  36. Jamaica
  37. Jordan
  38. Kazakhstan
  39. Kenya
  40. Kyrgyzstan
Show 41 more countries
  1. Latvia
  2. Lebanon
  3. Libya
  4. Liechtenstein
  5. Lithuania
  6. Luxembourg
  7. Malta
  8. Mexico
  9. Moldova
  10. Mongolia
  11. Montenegro
  12. Morocco
  13. Netherlands
  14. North Macedonia
  15. Norway
  16. Pakistan
  17. Philippines
  18. Poland
  19. Portugal
  20. Romania
  21. Russia
  22. Saudi Arabia
  23. Serbia
  24. Slovakia
  25. Slovenia
  26. South Korea
  27. Spain
  28. Sweden
  29. Switzerland
  30. Syria
  31. Tajikistan
  32. Tunisia
  33. Türkiye
  34. Turkmenistan
  35. Ukraine
  36. United Arab Emirates
  37. United Kingdom
  38. United States
  39. Uzbekistan
  40. Venezuela
  41. Yemen

Is the t 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 t moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusEmmelina
  7. SpeciesEmmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Emmelina barberi, Emmelina bidactyla, Emmelina cineridactylus, Emmelina flaveodactylus, Emmelina impersonalis, Emmelina naevosidactylus, Emmelina pergracilidactylus, Emmelina pictipennis, Phalaena bidactyla, Phalaena didactyla, Phalaena monodactyla, Pterophorus barberi, Pterophorus canescens, Pterophorus cineridactylus, Pterophorus didactylus, Pterophorus flaveodactylus, Pterophorus impersonalis, Pterophorus monodactylus, Pterophorus monodactylus f. rufa, Pterophorus naevosidactylus, Pterophorus pergracilidactylus, Pterophorus pictipennis

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Common plumeEnglish
  • Common plume mothEnglish
  • Morning-glory plume mothEnglish
  • عثة مجد الصباح الريشيةArabic
  • pernatuška svlačcováCzech
  • FjermølDanish
  • WindengeistchenGerman
  • Polilla pluma comúnSpanish
  • kiertosulkanenFinnish
  • Ptérophore communFrench
  • עשנוצית החבלבלHebrew
  • közönséges tollasmolyHungarian
  • Falena TItalian
  • 고구마털날개나방Korean
  • Vijoklinis pirštasparnisLithuanian
  • vindelfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • WindevedermotDutch
  • vindelfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Piórolotek zwyczajnyPolish
  • Пальцекрылка однокрылаяRussian
  • pierkavec pupencovýSlovak
  • åkervindefjädermottSwedish
  • пальцекрилка однокрилаUkrainian
  • Almindeligt fjermølDanish
  • Brunt fjermølDanish
  • SnerlefjermølDanish
  • Ackerwinden-FedermotteGerman
  • gråbrunt vindefjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the t moth

Other species in the same genus Emmelina.

CompareT moth vs Reedbed plumeT moth vs Emmelina aethesT moth vs Emmelina amseliT moth vs Emmelina bigoti

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the t moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the t moth for 81 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra and Armenia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the t moth?

The t moth (Emmelina monodactyla) 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). T moth (Emmelina monodactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/t-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{t_moth_2026,
  title = {T moth (Emmelina monodactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/t-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}