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Twenty-plume Moth

Alucita hexadactyla

Classification

Class
Insecta

Alucita hexadactyla (twenty-plume moth) is a "micromoth" of the many-plumed moth family (Alucitidae). It is found in Eurasia. It was previously thought to also occur in North America, but a 2004 study showed that the North American species are distinct.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 5,435United Kingdom · 3,147Germany · 1,372France · 166Luxembourg · 79Belgium · 65Switzerland · 55Spain · 33Italy · 10