Yarrow plume
Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The yarrow plume (Gillmeria pallidactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 39 countries, including Armenia, Austria and Belgium.
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Quick facts about the yarrow 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
- 39 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the yarrow 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 yarrow plume is listed for 39 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the yarrow 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 yarrow plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusGillmeria
- SpeciesGillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms Alucita ochrodactyla, Alucita pallidactyla, Gillmeria bertrami, Gilmeria pallidactyla, Platyptilia bertrami var. foculella, Platyptilia chapmani, Platyptilia pallidactyla, Platyptilia pallidiola, Platyptilia sachalinensis, Platyptilus adustus, Platyptilus bertrami, Platyptilus bischoffi, Pterophorus cervinidactylus, Pterophorus marginidactylus, Pterophorus migadactylus, Pterophorus nebulaedactylus
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Yarrow plume mothEnglish
- pernatuška řebříčkováCzech
- RøllikefjermølDanish
- kärsämösulkanenFinnish
- ウスイロトリバJapanese
- Kraujažolinis pirštasparnisLithuanian
- ryllikfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- Lichte zandvedermotDutch
- ryllikfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- Пальцекрылка серовато-жёлтаяRussian
- pierkavec rebríčkovýSlovak
- röllekfjädermottSwedish
- Rustrødt fjermølDanish
- カラフトトリバJapanese
- röllikafjädermottSwedish
- röllikefjädermottSwedish
Relatives of the yarrow plume
Other species in the same genus Gillmeria.
CompareYarrow plume vs Tansy plumeYarrow plume vs Alberta pale plume mothYarrow plume vs Gillmeria cuneiformisYarrow plume vs Gillmeria fopingensis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the yarrow plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the yarrow plume for 39 countries, including Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil and Bulgaria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the yarrow plume?
The yarrow plume (Gillmeria pallidactyla) 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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