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Family: Pterophoridae   Checklist Number: 45.011

Amblyptilia punctidactyla (Haworth, 1811)

Brindled Plume

Only two records from South Uist in 2017 when adults came to a light trap in June and July. The larval food plants include hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), Primula species and Common Stork’s-bill (Erodium cicutarium).

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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