White plume
Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The white plume (Pterophorus pentadactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 46 countries, including Albania, Andorra and Armenia.
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Quick facts about the 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
- 46 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the 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 white plume is listed for 46 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iran
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
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Is the 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 white plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusPterophorus
- SpeciesPterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Aciptilia pentadactyla, Aciptilia pentadactyla var. sulphurea, Alucita pentadactyla, Phalaena pentadactyla, Phalaena tridactyla, Pterophorus tridactyla
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- White plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška trnkováCzech
- Plu-Wyfyn GwynWelsh
- Hvidt fjermølDanish
- SchlehengeistchenGerman
- valge-sulgtiibEstonian
- valkosulkanenFinnish
- Ptérophore blancFrench
- fehér tollasmolyHungarian
- Baltasis pirštasparnisLithuanian
- sølvfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- Sneeuwwitte vedermotDutch
- sølvfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- Piórolotek śnieżynkaPolish
- Molia pană albăRomanian
- Белый птерофорRussian
- Pierkavec povojovýSlovak
- beli peresničarSlovenian
- vitt fjädermottSwedish
- BeyazsaçaklıgüveTurkish
- Plu-Wyfynod GwynWelsh
- Femfingret fjermølDanish
- Femfliget fjermølDanish
- Schlehen-FedergeistchenGerman
- Weiße Winden-FedermotteGerman
- Alucite pentadactyleFrench
- Vijfvingerige vedermotDutch
- Piórolotek pięciopiórPolish
- Piórolotka dłoniastaPolish
- Пальцекрылка пятипалаяRussian
- silverfjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the white plume
Other species in the same genus Pterophorus.
CompareWhite plume vs Araliad plumeWhite plume vs Pittosporum plumeWhite plume vs Pterophorus africanusWhite plume vs Pterophorus albidus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the white plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the white plume for 46 countries, including Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Belgium. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the white plume?
The white plume (Pterophorus pentadactyla) 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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