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Family: Pterophoridae   Checklist Number: 45.013

Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)

Twin-spot Plume

Just two examples from VC110, both worn, moribund individuals from South Uist on 7 August 2020 and 31 July 2022. The species flies between late May to early October and frequents grasslands where foodplants such as devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) are found.

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

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