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Western thyme plume

Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The western thyme plume (Merrifieldia tridactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 37 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania and Austria.

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Quick facts about the western 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
37 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the western 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 western thyme plume is listed for 37 countries.

KazakhstanRussiaFranceAfghanistanKyrgyzstanIranSwedenBelarusPolandAustriaHungaryLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomAzerbaijanGeorgiaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaMacedoniaSerbia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Austria
  4. Azerbaijan
  5. Belarus
  6. Belgium
  7. Bulgaria
  8. Croatia
  9. Czechia
  10. Denmark
  11. Estonia
  12. Finland
  13. France
  14. Georgia
  15. Germany
  16. Greece
  17. Hungary
  18. Iran
  19. Ireland
  20. Italy
  21. Kazakhstan
  22. Kyrgyzstan
  23. Latvia
  24. Lithuania
  25. Luxembourg
  26. Malta
  27. Netherlands
  28. North Macedonia
  29. Poland
  30. Portugal
  31. Russia
  32. Serbia
  33. Slovakia
  34. Spain
  35. Sweden
  36. Switzerland
  37. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the western 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 western thyme plume classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusMerrifieldia
  7. SpeciesMerrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aciptilia exilidactyla, Alucita baliodactyla menthae, Alucita icterodactyla, Alucita icterodactyla ab. noctis, Alucita icterodactyla phillipsi, Alucita noctis, Alucita spicidactyla flavella, Merrifieldia fuscolimbatus, Merrifieldia icterodactylus, Merrifieldia icterodactylus phillipsi, Merrifieldia menthae, Merrifieldia neli, Merrifieldia tridactyla phillipsi, Phalaena tridactyla, Pterophorus fuscolimbatus, Pterophorus icterodactylus, Pterophorus tridactyla

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Western thyme plume mothEnglish
  • pernatuška mateřídouškováCzech
  • dyynisulkanenFinnish
  • Egale tijmvedermotDutch
  • pierkavec dúškovýSlovak
  • radsprötat timjanfjädermottSwedish
  • enkelsprötat timjanfjädermottSwedish
  • fläcksprötat timjanfjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the western thyme plume

Other species in the same genus Merrifieldia.

Thyme plume

Merrifieldia leucodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the western thyme plume live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the western thyme plume for 37 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan and Belarus. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the western thyme plume?

The western thyme plume (Merrifieldia tridactyla) 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). Western thyme plume (Merrifieldia tridactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-thyme-plume

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BibTeX
@misc{western_thyme_plume_2026,
  title = {Western thyme plume (Merrifieldia tridactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-thyme-plume},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}