Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Pterophoridae (Plume moths)

Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Synonyms and other combinations:

Phalaena (Alucita) ochrodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 [original combination] | Platyptilia ochrodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) | Platyptilia tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Gillmeria tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Platyptilus dichrodactylus Mühlig, 1863 | Platyptilia borgmanni Rössler, 1881 | Platyptilia bosniaca Rebel, 1904 |

  • cf. Gillmeria ochrodactyla 1908
    Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)     
    cf. Gillmeria ochrodactyla
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-09 13:37:08
    Image number: 1908

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-09 13:37:08

Classification:
Gillmeria ochrodactyla belongs to the subfamily Pterophorinae.
Biology:
Gillmeria ochrodactyla flies in July.
The caterpillars live in the stems of rain fern (Tanacetum vulgare) and feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium). They mine in the stems and hibernate in the roots of their host plants.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums