45.011 BF1498  -  Pterophoridae -  Pterophorinae - Amblyptilia punctidactyla - Brindled Plume - (Haworth, 1811) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Pterophoridae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: A. acanthadactyla (Red-brown); A. punctidactyla (grey-brown)
ID pointers: Has a greyish or dark greenish tinge with a speckled appearance. A. acanthadactyla has a Red-brown appearance; A. punctidactyla has a grey-brown appearance.
Distribution:  (Last record: 2012 at Belper )  -  Significant record – Very few two records from Ilkestone, one in 2007 & one in 2009; Belper one record 24/7/2012 seems to be the last one recorded.
Flight Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  July /  September /  October /  November /  December /  -  Two generations one in July then September when it hibernates until the following spring. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - and is attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 16 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 18-23mm
Food Plant: Mainly Hedge Woundwort, but also other herbaceous plants
Last Recorded Year: 2012
No First Date Information Recorded

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