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1515 Pterophorus spilodactylus

(Curtis, 1827)

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Using datasets:
BRERC April 2013: Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre
Welsh Invertebrate Database (WID): Natural Resources Wales
Tullie House Museum Natural History Collections: Tullie House Museum
CCW Regional Data: North Wales: Cofnod (North Wales Environmental Information Service)
Invertebrate Site Register - England (1738-2005).: Natural England
Suffolk Biological Records Centre (SBRC) dataset: Suffolk Biological Records Centre
Microlepidoptera of Glamorgan: South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre
Species Recorded in Somerset: Somerset Environmental Records Centre

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1515 Pterophorus spilodactylus

(Curtis, 1827)

Wingspan 20-25 mm.

This rather attractive plume moth is a local species, found chiefly on the Isle of Wight and a few scattered localities in Wales and in southern England.

It inhabits mainly chalky soils, and is found on the wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on white horehound (Marrubium vulgare) and are well-camouflaged and difficult to see.

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