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Gillmeria ochrodactyla

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)1503 / 45.009
=Platyptilia ochrodactyla

Peter Davey / Phil Sterling, 2020: Restricted mainly to England and Wales where it is local, the larva feeding on tansy Tanacetum vulgare. In Dorset, tansy is a rare plant and consequently so is the moth; there are just four records in all, three of them historic.


Additional Stats

Wingspan: 24-28mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Tansy, Sneeze-wort.
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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