45.038 BF1522  -  Pterophoridae -  Pterophorinae - Hellinsia tephradactyla - Plain Plume - (Hübner, [1813]) 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 **
Other Name/s: Leioptilus tephradactyla ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 07/04/1994 at Hopton Wood Quarry )  -  Rare/ Significant record – restricted to woodlands that contain Goldenrod – Few records Harrison & Sterling list Breadsall Moor c1885; Via Gellia 23/6/1971 – DaNES list 2 records in 1992 & 1 record in 1994 all from Hopton Wood Quarry.
Flight Period: July /  -  Can be disturbed during the day from around the food plant Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 4 April 2025 by TD ***
Food Plant: Goldenrod (Solidago)
Last Recorded Date: 07/04/1994
No First Date Information Recorded

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