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Hellinsia tephradactyla, Euleioptilus tephradactyla, Plain Plume
Family: Pterophoridae       Sub-family: Platyptiliinae

ABH 45.038
B&F 1522     *     Hellinsia tephradactyla (Euleioptilus tephradactyla)     *     Plain Plume

Specimen confirmed by Ken Bond

Rarely recorded in Ireland
Wingspan: 18-23mm

Flight time: July, can be disturbed by day from foodplant
Habitat: Woodland, coasts and hills where foodplant occurs

Larval food plant: Golden-rod (Solidago spp.)


Euleioptilus tephradactyla

Euleioptilus tephradactyla
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011

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