Triangle plume
Platyptilia gonodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The triangle plume (Platyptilia gonodactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 34 countries, including Austria, Belgium and Bulgaria.
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Quick facts about the triangle 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
- 34 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the triangle 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 triangle plume is listed for 34 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the triangle 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 triangle plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusPlatyptilia
- SpeciesPlatyptilia gonodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms Alucita diptera, Alucita gonodactyla, Alucita megadactyla, Alucita trigonodactyla, Phalaena gonodactyla, Platyptilia farfara, Platyptilia gonodactyla var. albidior, Platyptilia trigonodactylus
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Triangle plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška podbělováCzech
- FølfodfjermølDanish
- leskenlehtisulkanenFinnish
- Ptérophore du tussilageFrench
- Šalpusninis pirštasparnisLithuanian
- hestehovfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- HoefbladvedermotDutch
- hestehovfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- Пальцекрылка мать-и-мачеховаяRussian
- pierkavec podbeľovýSlovak
- hästhovsfjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the triangle plume
Other species in the same genus Platyptilia.
Goldenrod plume
Platyptilia calodactyla
Artichoke plume moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
Hoary plume
Platyptilia isodactylus
Irish plume
Platyptilia tesseradactyla
Spotted wide-winged plume moth
Platyptilia celidotus
Alpine plume moth
Platyptilia charadrias
CompareTriangle plume vs Goldenrod plumeTriangle plume vs Artichoke plume mothTriangle plume vs Hoary plumeTriangle plume vs Irish plume
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the triangle plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the triangle plume for 34 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China and Croatia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the triangle plume?
The triangle plume (Platyptilia gonodactyla) 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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