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Many-plumed Moths
Alucitidae
The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles creating a structure similar to a bird's feather.
This is a small family, with about a global total of 210 species described to date (though it is likely that some undescribed species remain to be discovered). They are found mostly in temperate to subtropical (but not tropical) regions.
10 branches of this family, most-observed first
Alucita
genusAlucita
Pterotopteryx
genusPterotopteryx
Triscaedecia
genusTriscaedecia
Pteropteryx
genusPteropteryx
Alinguata
genusAlinguata
Hebdomactis
genusHebdomactis
Microschismus
genusMicroschismus
Hexeretmis
genusHexeretmis
Paelia
genusPaelia
Prymnotomis
genusPrymnotomis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Alucitidae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48148.