Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922)
(Reedbed Plume)

Interactions where Emmelina argoteles is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds on live leaf UK/Ireland Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed Solanales: Convolvulaceae The habitat and conservation requirements of the newly recognised British plume moth, Emmelina argoteles (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), Ringwood, Z., Roscoe, A. & Higgot, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pterophoridae/Emmelina argoteles/Emmelina argotelesreedbed plumelarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Calystegia sepium/Calystegia sepiumhedge bindweedliveleaf (5-late 9)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ringwood, Z., Roscoe, A. & Higgot, J., 2009The habitat and conservation requirements of the newly recognised British plume moth, Emmelina argoteles (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 22: Plate 4 Fig 4-6, 195-204.

Emmelina argoteles (Reedbed Plume) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Emmelina argoteles (Reedbed Plume) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEmmelina argoteles (Reedbed Plume)
SubfamilyPTEROPHORINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyPTEROPHORIDAE (plume moths)
SuperfamilyPTEROPHOROIDEA (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Emmelina argoteles (Reedbed Plume)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ringwood, Z., Roscoe, A. & Higgot, J. 2009 The habitat and conservation requirements of the newly recognised British plume moth, Emmelina argoteles (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 22: Plate 4 Fig 4-6, 195-204.

Emmelina argoteles (Reedbed Plume) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Emmelina argoteles (Reedbed Plume):

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