Thyme plume
Merrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The thyme plume (Merrifieldia leucodactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 47 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria.
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Quick facts about the thyme 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
- 47 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the thyme 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 thyme plume is listed for 47 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Afghanistan
- Åland Islands
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iran
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
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Is the thyme 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 thyme plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusMerrifieldia
- SpeciesMerrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms Aciptilia wernickei, Alucita dryogramma, Alucita fitzi, Alucita leucodactyla, Alucita niveidactylus, Alucita theiodactyla, Merrifeldia leucodactyla, Merrifieldia tetradactyla, Phalaena leucodactyla, Pterophorus leucodactyla, Pterophorus niveidactylus
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Thyme plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška smilováCzech
- ajuruohosulkanenFinnish
- TijmvedermotDutch
- pierkavec pľúcnikovýSlovak
- radsprötat timjanfjädermottSwedish
- linjesprötat timjanfjädermottSwedish
- ojämnsprötat timjanfjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the thyme plume
Other species in the same genus Merrifieldia.
CompareThyme plume vs Dingy white plumeThyme plume vs Western thyme plumeThyme plume vs Merrifieldia alaicaThyme plume vs Merrifieldia arenbergeri
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the thyme plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the thyme plume for 47 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 thyme plume?
The thyme plume (Merrifieldia leucodactyla) 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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