Pterophoridae – Pterophorinae – Emmelina monodactyla – Common Plume
STATUS – Common and widely distributed across the county on Convovulus and Bindweed.
ID POINTERS – Forewing is twisted or divided and is a pale brownish colour. Moth rests looking like a cross or T Shape. Marks usually include a small dark spot at one-third along forewing. Abdomen has a pale buff dorsal longitudinal band with brown streaks along the midline.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing in almost all months of the year.
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
45.044 BF1524 - Common Plume - Melbourne - June 2020 Mebourne Tony Davison©
45.044 BF1524 - Emmelina monodactyla - Common Plume - Melbourne, Derbyshire Tony Davison©
