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Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Name authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pterophoridae
Genus
Emmelina
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyPterophoroidea Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1979
  8. familyPterophoridae Latreille, 1802
  9. subfamilyPterophorinae Zeller, 1841
  10. tribeOidaematophorini Bigot, Gibeaux, Nel & Picard, 1998
  11. genusEmmelina Tutt, 1905
  12. speciesEmmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Emmelina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Emmelina bigoti Gibeaux, 1990PterophoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Emmelina buscki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)PterophoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Emmelina glochinias (Meyrick, 1908)PterophoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Emmelina jason (Meyrick, 1930)PterophoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 26 records assigned to Pterophoridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Phalaena monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758synonym
Pterophorus naevosidactylus Fitch, 1854 Fitch, 1854synonym
Phalaena bidactyla Hochenwarth, 1785 Hochenwarth, 1785synonym
Pterophorus barberi Dyar, 1903 Dyar, 1903synonym
Pterophorus cineridactylus Fitch, 1854 Fitch, 1854synonym
Pterophorus impersonalis Walker, 1864 Walker, 1864synonym
Pterophorus monodactylus f. rufa Dufrane, 1960 Dufrane, 1960synonym
Pterophorus pergracilidactylus Packard, 1873 Packard, 1873synonym
Pterophorus pictipennis Grinnell, 1908 Grinnell, 1908synonym
Pterophorus flaveodactylus Amary, 1840 Amary, 1840synonym
Pterophorus monodactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758)synonym
Alucita pterodactyla auct. [nec Linnaeus, 1758] misapplied

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Andorra

AD · native · native

United Arab Emirates

AE · native · native

Afghanistan

AF · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J., & Pak, O. (2016). Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University, 1, 183–192.

Albania

AL · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

Armenia

AM · native · native

Austria

AT · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Azerbaijan

AZ · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025). New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal, 34(2), 274–277. https://doi.org/10.15298/rusentj.34.2.10

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

Belgium

BE · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Bulgaria

BG · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

Belarus

BY · native · native

Canada

CA · native · native

Switzerland

CH · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

China

CN · native · native

Li, H. H., Hao, S. L., & Wang, S. X. (2003). Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, 31(122), 169–192.

Costa Rica

CR · native · native

Cyprus

CY · native · native

Czech Republic

CZ · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Germany

DE · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Denmark

DK · native · native

Elmqvist, H., & Johansson, R. (2015). Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.

Algeria

DZ · native · native

Estonia

EE · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Egypt

EG · native · native

Spain

ES · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

ES-CN

ES-CN · native · native

ES-IB

ES-IB · native · native

Ethiopia

ET · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022). Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. Part 2. Ecologica Montenegrina, 53, 45–55. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2022.53.6

Finland

FI · native · native

Elmqvist, H., & Johansson, R. (2015). Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.

France

FR · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

FR-H

FR-H · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

GB-ENG

GB-ENG · native · native

Greece

GR · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

GR-M

GR-M · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Croatia

HR · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

Hungary

HU · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Ireland

IE · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Israel

IL · native · native

India

IN · native · native

Iraq

IQ · native · native

Iran, Islamic Republic of

IR · native · native

Iceland

IS · native · native

Elmqvist, H., & Johansson, R. (2015). Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.

Italy

IT · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

IT-82

IT-82 · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

IT-88

IT-88 · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Jamaica

JM · native · native

Jordan

JO · native · native

Kenya

KE · native · native

Kyrgyzstan

KG · native · native

Korea, Republic of

KR · native · native

Kazakhstan

KZ · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., & Gorbunov, P. (2026). New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa, 5831(1), 131–140. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.1.11

Lebanon

LB · native · native

Liechtenstein

LI · native · native

Lithuania

LT · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Luxembourg

LU · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Latvia

LV · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Libya

LY · native · native

Morocco

MA · native · native

Moldova, Republic of

MD · native · native

Montenegro

ME · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

North Macedonia

MK · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

Mongolia

MN · native · native

Malta

MT · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Mexico

MX · native · native

Netherlands

NL · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Norway

NO · native · native

Elmqvist, H., & Johansson, R. (2015). Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.

Philippines

PH · native · native

Pakistan

PK · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. V., Evdoschenko, S. I., & Streltzov, A. N. (2021). A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist, 432, 5–8. https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.423.2

Poland

PL · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Portugal

PT · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

PT-20

PT-20 · native · native

PT-30

PT-30 · native · native

Romania

RO · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Serbia

RS · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

Russian Federation

RU · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023). The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, 51(204), 581–591. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.781

Saudi Arabia

SA · native · native

Sweden

SE · native · native

Elmqvist, H., & Johansson, R. (2015). Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.

Slovenia

SI · native · native

Slovakia

SK · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Syrian Arab Republic

SY · native · native

Tajikistan

TJ · native · native

Turkmenistan

TM · native · native

Tunisia

TN · native · native

Türkiye

TR · native · native

Fazekas, I. (2021). Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1–113.

Ukraine

UA · native · native

United States of America

US · native · native

Uzbekistan

UZ · native · native

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

VE · native · native

Yemen

YE · native · native

RU-DA

RU-DA · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A., & Yakovlev, R. (2022). Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of the Dagestan Republic (Northeastern Caucasus, Russia): autumn aspect (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, 50(198), 213–228. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.125

Åland Islands

AX · native · native

Elmqvist, H., & Johansson, R. (2015). Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.

Türkiye

TR · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

United Kingdom

GB · native · native

Karsholt, O., & Razowski, J. (1996). The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.

Ethiopia

ET · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., & Kovtunovich, V. (2023). Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina, 61, 31–42. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.61.4

RU-KK

RU-KK · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., & Maksimov, R. (2024). New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina, 80, 13–20. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.80.2

Georgia

GE · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., & Matuszewski, L. (2025). Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin, 21(1), 15–20. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14720696

Jordan

JO · native · native

Ustjuzhanin, P., & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026). New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina, 98, 108–114. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.98.9

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:39H48. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.