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White Plume
Pterophorus pentadactyla
Checklist Number45.030 [B&F: 1513]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Pterophorus |
| Species: | pentadactyla |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common in dry grassland, waste ground and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, wherever bindweed is well-established. Wingspan 24-35 mm. Flies at dusk and through the night, often appearing at lighted windows at dusk. The only completely all-white plume moth. Larva feeds on Bindweed.
