Photo © Mike Wall
Short-winged Plume
Pselnophorus heterodactyla
Checklist Number45.036 [B&F: 1516]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Pselnophorus |
| Species: | heterodactyla |
| Authority: | (Müller, 1764) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in woodland in parts of Scotland. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 18-22 mm. Larva feeds on leaves of Nipplewort and Wall Lettuce.
