A small, slender long-legged moth with narrow wings divided into feathery plumes. At rest the wings are rolled and held out sideways, giving the moth the shape of a letter T.
Family Pterophoridae: several genera
Example sentencesExamples
- Plume moths have wings consisting of five or more parts each.
- Geranium plume moths and snapdragon plume moths appear to be most active in California although they have been found in southeastern greenhouses that have received cuttings from California.