Alucita hexadactyla: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the alucita hexadactyla lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 16,139 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Alucita hexadactyla
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Alucitidae

Where does the alucita hexadactyla live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the alucita hexadactyla in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the alucita hexadactyla?

The alucita hexadactyla (Alucita hexadactyla) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Alucitidae, genus Alucita. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the alucita hexadactyla

Alucita hexadactyla (twenty-plume moth) is a "micromoth" of the many-plumed moth family (Alucitidae). It is found in Eurasia. It was previously thought to also occur in North America, but a 2004 study showed that the North American species are distinct.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alucita hexadactyla (revision 1355311841), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q163695 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).