Platyptilia tesseradactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in the Palearctic, (including Europe) and North America.

In the females, the sclerotized segments of the antrum are one and a half times as long as wide.

[3] Single brooded flying in May and June, they live in discrete colonies and are easily disturbed during the day.

[4] and, in continental Europe, mountainous areas with pine forests and sandy soils.

Larvae feed internally in the stems of their food plant, where it also hibernates.