Rosa-feeder

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  • Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

    Rose Plume Moth

    Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla, the rose plume moth, is a distinctive plume moth in the family Pterophoridae. The species is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and is closely associated with Rosa species as its larval host. Adults are active in mid-summer and are readily attracted to light. The species has been recorded as a pest of roses in Turkey, where larval feeding inside flower buds can destroy a substantial portion of bud mass.