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Oxyptilus parvidactyla

(Haworth, 1811)1490 / 45.025
=Oxyptilus parvidactylus

Peter Davey / Phil Sterling, 2020: A rare species restricted to eastern and southern Britain, the larva feeding on mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, which grows on chalk downland. In Dorset, there are just seven records, four historic (Badbury Rings, Fontmell Magna, Swanage, Puddletown), and three recent (Puddletown, two occasions at Durlston) ... all from distinctly limestone districts. Durlston Country Park has been advised to include this Plume as a priority species within their... Read More


Additional Stats

Wingspan: 13-18mm
Flight: May - July.
Foodplant:   Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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