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Small Goldenrod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Checklist Number
45.041 [B&F: 1520]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Pterophoridae
Subfamily:Pterophorinae
Genus:Hellinsia
Species:osteodactylus
Authority:(Zeller, 1841)

Local in oak woodland throughout much of northern England and southern Scotland; rare in North Wales. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 16-23 mm. Forewing has brown costal dash and spot at base of wing cleft. Larva feeds within flowers and seedheads of Goldenrod and Common Ragwort.