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Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a European moth in the family Pterophoridae. The adult has a wingspan of about 30 mm (1.2 in); it is pure white, the wings being divided into five slender feather-like plumes, two forming part of the forewing and three the hindwing. The larvae are green, with a yellow dorsal stripe and tufts of pale hairs, and feed on plants in the family Convolvulaceae.
This is a dorsal view of a male P. pentadactyla found at Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, France, and preserved in the Muséum de Toulouse.Photograph credit: Didier Descouens