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Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)
Genus Emmelina Family Pterophoridae Order Lepidoptera Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Kingdom Animalia Biodiversity

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Emmelina monodactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Emmelina
Species:
E. monodactyla
Binomial name
Emmelina monodactyla
(Linnaeus]], 1758)
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena Alucita monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
    • Phalaena bidactyla Hochenwarth, 1785
    • Alucita pterodactyla Hübner, 1805
    • Pterophorus flaveodactylus Amary, 1840
    • Pterophorus cineridactylus Fitch, 1855
    • Pterophorus naevosidactylus Fitch, 1855
    • Pterophorus impersonalis Walker, 1864
    • Pterophorus pergracilidactylus Packard, 1873
    • Pterophorus barberi Dyar, 1903
    • Pterophorus pictipennis Grinnell, 1908
    • Pterophorus monodactylus f. rufa Dufrane, 1960

Emmelina monodactyla (also known as the T-moth or morning-glory plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Description

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For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

The moths fly nearly year-round.[1] They are pale russet in colour, with a wingspan of 18–27 millimeters. The colouration is extremely variable, ranging from off-white with indistinct markings to a strong rust brown. The markings may vary considerably in size. The second and third segments are elongate. The caterpillars are greenish-yellow with a broad green band on the back, and a narrow broken yellow line running down the center. Some specimens may also have a wine-red marking on the back. The colour of the pupae may range from green to reddish brown, sometimes with black markings..[2]

Biology

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The larvae feed from May to September in two overlapping generations.[1] They mainly feed on Convolvulaceae species, including hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), low false bindweed (Calystegia spithamaea]], sea bindweed (Calystegia soldanella), field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Cantabrican morning glory (Convolvulus cantabrica), Convolvulus floridus, Convolvulus prostratus, dwarf morning-glory (Convolvulus tricolor), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), Ipomoea eriocarpa and common morning-glory (Ipomoea purpurea). They also feed on Atriplex species, including common orache (Atriplex patula) and Chenopodium, including fat-hen (Chenopodium album) from the family Amaranthaceae, cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) from the family Asteraceae, and thorn apple (Datura stramonium) and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) from the family Solanaceae.[3]

  • Emmelina and eggs
    Emmelina and eggs
  • Caterpillar
    Caterpillar
  • Pupa
    Pupa
  • Adult at rest
    Adult at rest

Distribution

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It is found in Europe, central Asia, Japan, North Africa and North America.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006.
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