45.037 BF1523  -  Pterophoridae -  Pterophorinae - Oidaematophorus lithodactyla - Dusky Plume - (Treitschke, 1833) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Pterophoridae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Adult moths have a greyish forewing with an angled darker marking just inside the cleft. Members of the genus Oidaematophorus have noticeable scale tufts on the tibia.
Distribution:  (Last record: 04/04/2025 at Mellor )  -  Scarce to rare with few records – Drakelow 1863; Millers dale 1904; 1948-56 – (Harrison & Sterling); 1992 & 1997 with the last record from Mellor 27/7/1997
Flight Period: July /  August /  September /  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 4 April 2025 by TD ***
Food Plant: Fleaband and Ploughman’s Spikenard
Last Recorded Date: 04/04/2025
Last Recorded Year: 1997
Last Recorded By - I.F.Smith
Last Recorded General Area - Mellor

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