45.028 BF1494  –  Pterophoridae –  Pterophorinae – Capperia britanniodactylus – Wood Sage Plume – (Gregson,1869) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Pterophoridae  >> Pterophorinae
Other Name/s: Wood-sage Plume, Capperia britanniodactyla
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing cleft into lobes. Dark brownish colour with two angled white lines most obvious in the costal lobe. The hind-wing has an obvious dark blackish mark towards the tip.
Distribution:  (Last record: 12 June 2020 at Findern )  –  Only 1 record since 1928-29 would indicate this species is either under-recorded or uncommon-rare in the county on Wood Sage. Generally only seen from dusk onwards.
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  On the wing June-July Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Brian Hallam  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 18-21mm
Food Plant: Wood Sage (Teucrium scorodonia).
Last Recorded Year: 2020
Last Recorded By – Brian & Jean Hallam
Last Recorded General Area – Findern

Selected Images:  Findern, Derbyshire – Brian Hallam©



Distribution Map for Capperia britanniodactylus

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Capperia britanniodactylus

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Capperia britanniodactylus
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Capperia britanniodactylus
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Capperia britanniodactylus
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Capperia britanniodactylus
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Capperia britanniodactylus
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Capperia britanniodactylus
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Capperia britanniodactylus
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Capperia britanniodactylus
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Capperia britanniodactylus
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Capperia britanniodactylus – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A12/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract

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