Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
(Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth)
FamilyALUCITIDAE (many-plume moths)
SuperfamilyALUCITOIDEA (many-plume moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Alucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth) :
1: Alucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
27 May 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
eggs on Honeysuckle buds
Image 1: First instar larva - highly enlargedImage 2: Flower buds with eggs - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Flower buds with eggs - enlargedImage 4: Larval entrance hole in flower bud - highly enlargedImage 5: Ova - close-up - magnifiedImage 6: Ova on flower bud - magnifiedImage 7: Ova on flower buds - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Ova on flower buds - highly enlargedImage 9: Ovum - ready to hatch - 1 June - highly enlargedImage 10: Ovum - ready to hatch - 1 June - highly enlarged (2)
2: Alucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth)
19 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at light in the evening
Image 1: In characteristic position -top view - enlargedImage 2: In characteristic position -top view - enlarged (2)Image 3: In characteristic position -top view - enlarged (3)Image 4: In characteristic position -top view - enlarged (4)
3: Alucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth)
7 May 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - enlarged

Alucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Alucita hexadactyla (Many-plume, Twenty-plume, Twenty-plume Moth)
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