Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
(White Plume, White Plume Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth)
GenusPterophorus (a genus of plume moths)
SubfamilyPTEROPHORINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyPTEROPHORIDAE (plume moths)
SuperfamilyPTEROPHOROIDEA (plume moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth) :
1: Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural background
2: Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth)
7 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU65 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Resting on concrete wall of underpass, near lights
Image 1: Resting on concrete wall of underpass, near lights
3: Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth)
7 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
indoors
Image 1: Adult - anterior viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal viewImage 3: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view - close-upImage 5: Adult - oblique viewImage 6: Fore-wing
4: Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth)
14 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged

Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume, White Plume Moth)
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