Yarrow Plume Moth      New
Taken at Skateraw on 10th July 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode . Fact File

Yarrow Plume Moth.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Gillmeria pallidactyla.
Lepidoptera.
Pterophoridae.
Larval Food:

Adult Food:
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Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 		The larvae bore into the stem in the autumn and overwinter in the roots. In the spring they feed on a succession of shoots
Nectar, Pollen.
23 - 27 mm.
Grassland, dry or sandy waste ground.
June - July