| | Insects of Britain and Ireland: the plume moths (Lepidoptera-Pterophoridae and Alucitidae) |
#1. <Synonyms:>/
#2. Face <ornamentation>/
1. tufted/
2. with a horny prominence/
3. smooth <neither tufted nor with a horny prominence>/
#3. Labial palps <carriage>/
1. porrected/
2. sub-ascending/
3. ascending/
#4. Collar <colour>/
#5. Thorax <colour>/
#6. Tibiae <whether simple or thickened with scales at the bases of the spurs>/
1. simple/
2. thickened with scales at the origins of the spurs/
#7. Wing-span <centre thorax to wing apex, X 2>/
mm/
#8. Forewings <entire or cleft>/
1. entire/
2. conspicously cleft/
#9. Forewings <when cleft, number of segments>/
1. 2-segmented/
2. 6-segmented/
#10. Forewings cleft <depth of cleft>/
1. from before the middle/
2. from about the middle/
3. from beyond the middle/
#11. The <forewing> lower <second> lobe <shape>/
1. tapering distally or more or less parallel-sided/
2. expanded towards the apex/
#12. Forewings <whether conspicuously patterned>/
1. conspicuously patterned <with contrasting bars or fasciae>/
2. relatively plain <or merely dotted>/
#13. Forewings <colour and patterning>/
#14. Forewings <predominant colour, including the fringes>/
1. white/
2. yellowish whitish/
3. whitish ochreous/
4. ochreous/
5. greyish ochreous/
6. yellowish brown <brownish ochreous>/
7. light brown/
8. brown/
9. ferrugineous <reddish brown>/
10. reddish-fuscous/
11. whitish-fuscous/
12. grey/
13. pale fuscous/
14. dark fuscous/
#15. <Decription of the forewing fringes>/
#16. Forewings <presence of blackish dot 1/3 from the base>/
1. with a blackish dot 1/3 from the base/
2. without a blackish dot 1/3 from the base/
#17. Forewings <with or without marginal markings>/
1. with 2–3 small dark dots on the posterior margins of the lobes near their apices/
2. without posterior marginal dark dots/
#18. Forewings <presence of a blackish costal dot near the apex>/
1. with a blackish costal dot towards the apex/
2. without a blackish costal dot towards the apex/
#19. The base of the <forewing> fissure <immediately> preceded <marking>/
1. by a whitish spot/
2. by a white fascia/
3. by an inwards-angulated whitish-ochreous fascia/
4. by a single dark spot or mark/
5. by two dark dots/
6. by a transverse dark mark/
7. by an oblique dark (sometimes interrupted) fascia/
8. by a blackish, subcrescentic, posteriorly white-edged mark/
9. not associated with noticeable marking/
#20. Forewing venation <truncation of cell apex>/
1. exhibiting the cell apically truncated/
2. exhibiting the cell produced into points/
#21. Forewing vein <3, presence>/
1. 3 present/
2. 3 absent/
#22. Forewing vein <8, presence>/
1. 8 present/
2. 8 absent/
#23. Forewing vein <9, presence>/
1. 9 present/
2. 9 absent/
#24. Forewing vein <10, presence>/
1. 10 present/
2. 10 absent/
#25. Forewing vein <10, origin if present>/
1. 10 separate/
2. 10 out of 7/
3. 10 out of 8/
#26. Forewing venation summary:/
#27. Hindwings <entire or cleft>/
1. entire/
2. conspicuously cleft/
#28. Hindwings <when cleft, number of segments>/
1. 3-segmented/
2. 6-segmented/
#29. Hindwings <colour>/
#30. Hindwings <whether markedly different in colour from the forewings>/
1. similarly coloured to the forewings/
2. differently coloured from the forewings/
#31. Hindwings <predominant colour, including the fringes>/
1. white/
2. whitish/
3. ochreous/
4. pale grey/
5. pale fuscous/
6. dark grey/
7. dark fuscous/
8. reddish fuscous/
9. blackish/
#32. <Decription of the hindwing fringes>/
#33. Hindwings <presence of black scale-teeth in the posterior segment>/
1. with a large black scale-tooth in the dorsal cilia of the posterior segment/
2. with two large subapical black scale-teeth conspicuous in the dorsal cilia of the posterior segment, these separated by a white one, and with white scales along the dorsum of the lobe/
3. without large black scale-teeth in the the posterior segment/
#34. The large scale-tooth in the posterior hindwing segment <location>/
1. located in the middle of the dorsum/
2. located much beyond the middle of the dorsum/
#35. Hindwings <venation details>/
#36. The second <hindwing> lobe <number of veins>/
1. 1-veined/
2. 2-veined veins/
3. 3-veined/
#37. Hindwing vein 3 <presence>/
1. present/
2. absent/
#38. Adults abroad <months when living adults may be found>/
1. January/
2. February/
3. March/
4. April/
5. May/
6. June/
7. July/
8. August/
9. September/
10. October/
11. November/
12. December/
#39. Adults <whether hibernating>/
1. (those of the second brood) hibernating/
2. not hibernating/
#40. Associated with <shrubs or herbs>/
1. shrubs/
2. herbs/
3. vines/
#41. Associated with <major plant assemblage>/
1. Crassinucelli/
2. Tenuinucelli/
#42. Associated with <host plant Orders>/
1. Asterales/
2. Caryophyllales/
3. Dipsacales/
4. Ericales/
5. Fabales/
6. Gentianales/
7. Geraniales/
8. Lamiales/
9. Primulales/
10. Ranunculales/
11. Rosales/
12. Solanales/
13. Saxifragales/
#43. The larvae found <months>/
1. January/
2. February/
3. March/
4. April/
5. May/
6. June/
7. July/
8. August/
9. September/
10. October/
11. November/
12. December/
#44. <The larvae, whether hibernating>/
1. hibernating/
2. not hibernating/
#45. On <plant families>/
1. Caprifoliaceae/
2. Compositae/
3. Convolvulaceae/
4. Droseraceae/
5. Ericaceae/
6. Gentianaceae/
7. Geraniaceae/
8. Labiatae/
9. Leguminosae/
10. Plumbaginaceae/
11. Polygonaceae/
12. Primulaceae/
13. Ranunculaceae/
14. Rosaceae/
15. Saxifragaceae/
16. Solanaceae/
#46. <Host plant genera>/
1. Lonicera/
2. Achillea/
3. Antennaria/
4. Arctium/
5. Artemisia/
6. Aster/
7. Carlina/
8. Crepis/
9. Eupatorium/
10. Inula/
11. Knautia/
12. Leucanthemum/
13. Mycelis/
14. Petasites/
15. Pilosella/
16. Pulicaria/
17. Senecio/
18. Solidago/
19. Tanacetum/
20. Tussilago/
21. Calystegia/
22. Convolvulus/
23. Drosera/
24. Polygonum/
25. Erica, Calluna, Vaccinium/
26. Blackstonia/
27. Gentiana/
28. Centaurium/
29. Erodium/
30. Marrubium/
31. Origanum/
32. Stachys/
33. Teucrium/
34. Thymus/
35. Ononis/
36. Limonium/
37. Primula/
38. Aquilegia/
39. Rosa/
40. Saxifraga/
41. Solanum/
#47. Feeding <exposed or concealed>/
1. exposed/
2. concealed/
#48. Feeding <locations, when exposed>/
1. on flowers/
2. on leaves/
3. on young shoots/
4. on fruits/
#49. <Locations of larvae, when concealed>/
1. in stems/
2. in fruits/
3. in leaves/
#50. <Notes on pupae>/
#51. <Geographical restriction in Britain>/
1. found only in southern England <e.g., mainland-european immigrants>/
2. widespread <not restricted to southern England>/
#52. <Broad geographical range in the British Isles>/
1. England/
2. Wales/
3. Scotland/
4. Ireland/
#53. <Distribution and habitats>/
#54. British species:/
#55. Subfamily/
1. Agdistinae/
2. Platyptilinae/
3. Pterophorinae/
#56. <General comments:>/
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. Insects of Britain and Ireland: the plume moths (Lepidoptera-Pterophoridae and Alucitidae). Version: 14th April 2022. delta-intkey.com’.