Platyptilia gonodactyla
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Platyptilia gonodactyla, also known as the triangle plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in temperate Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
This species can be found in the Palearctic realm. It has a widespread distribution in Britain. These moths inhabit open, grassy areas, waste ground, meadows and spruce forest edge. The wingspan is 22–28 mm. They have pale brown or grayish wings with chestnut coloured markings towards the tips. This species is very similar to Platyptilia nemoralis, and Platyptilia calodactyla but it shows a very small scaletooth at the dorsum of the third lobe.
The caterpillars are about six millimeters long at the end of March. They have a glossy black head and black mouthparts, prothoracal shield and thoracic legs. The body is yellow, with a broad reddish back. The moths fly from May to October depending on the location and are active at dusk and night. This species has two generation a year, in June and in late July–September.
The larvae feed on coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) and sometimes also butterbur... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Triangle Plume Moth sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 456th most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Triangle Plume Moth in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Moscow, in our data
Moscow is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Triangle Plume Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Triangle Plume Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (23 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
