Buckleria parvulus explained
Buckleria parvulus, the sundew plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1965 from Archbold Biological Station, Florida. It is found in the south-eastern United States, including Florida, North Carolina,[1] Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.
Its average wingspan is about .
The larvae feed on Drosera brevifolia, Drosera intermedia and Drosera filiformis. They feed on the glandular trichomes, leaves and flowers of their host plant.[2] [3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Species Buckleria parvulus – Sundew Plume Moth – Hodges#6098 . BugGuide . June 13, 2019 . November 2, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191102175937/https://bugguide.net/node/view/366059 . live .
- Web site: Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida . Plume Moth . 23 June 2011 . 15 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715093808/http://www.plumemoth.com/Florida%20Pterophoridae.pdf . live .
- Web site: The Sundew Plume Moth, Buckleria parvulus (Barnes & Lindsey) (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) . Plume Moth . 23 June 2011 . 15 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715094324/http://www.plumemoth.com/Buckleria.pdf . live .
