Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Polypogon Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Polypogon plumigeralis Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Idia calvaria, Herminia grisealis, Eublemma ostrina, Paracolax tristalis | ||
The Plumed Fan-foot (Polypogon plumigeralis) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, North Africa, northern Iran and Afghanistan. It is widespread in the Near East. In the Levant it is found in Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
The wingspan is 24–30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May in Israel. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, shrubs and herbs, including Rubus, Sarothamnus, Rosa, Cytisus and Hedera helix.
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