Many-plumed moth
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| Image:Haeckel Tineida.jpg "Tineida" from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, 1904
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| Alucita hexadactyla | ||||||||||||||
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Alinguata |
The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of Lepidoptera 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.
The family is small with about 130 species described. Both in Britain and North America only one of these is found - Alucita hexadactyla. This smallish moth can often be found fluttering in the evening twilight or resting with its 'wings' outstretched. Its larvae feed on honeysuckle (Lonicera).
Image:Alucita hexadactyla (Edkins).jpg
Alucita hexadactyla
fr:Alucitidae lt:Plunksnasparniai nl:Alucitidae pt:Alucitidae
