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Pterophorus pentadactyla
White Plume (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae
1513 / 45.030
Photo © Peter Simpson,  17/07/2016 - Necton

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 24-35mm.
Flight: June - August.
Foodplant:   bindweed (Convolvulus)
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Unmistakable, common species.
Pure white wings split from about halfway into feathery plumes. (2 on forewing, 3 on hindwing)
Grassland, fens, waste ground and gardens.

Recorded in 67 (91%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
04/09/2023127TG42Eccles
01/09/2023128TF52Terrington St Clement
29/08/2023128TF74Titchwell NNR
23/08/2023128TF90Scoulton
23/08/2023127TG10Bowthorpe / Earlham
22/08/2023128TF51Walpole Highway
17/08/2023127TG10Bowthorpe / Earlham
16/08/2023127TG04Cley next the Sea
11/08/2023127TG11Horsford
11/08/2023128TF51Walpole Highway
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