twenty-plume moth
(Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758)


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Alucitoidea
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Subject: Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms and Other Names


Other Common Names:
many-plume moth, six-plume moth