plume moth

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plume moth

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) one of a family (Pterophoridae) of slender-bodied micro moths with narrow wings, each usually divided into two, three, or four ``plumes''. The type is the white Pterophorus pentadactylus

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

many-plumed moth an unrelated species, Alucita hexadactyla

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