1508c Stenoptilia annadactyla Sutter, 1988 - (Pterophoridae / Platyptiliinae)

 

Notes: This species was first recognised in Britain in 2005 by Colin Hart, who reared larvae found on flowerheads of Small Scabious from the Breckland District of East Anglia and from Settle, Yorkshire. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 17-24 mm. The wings are almost identical with those of S. bipunctidactyla, although in fresh specimens the blackish mark in the cilia of the anal angle of the first lobe is more distinct on S. annadactyla. Larva feeds on flowerheads of Small Scabious.

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