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Small World Discoveries
by Tony Enticknap - tickspics
Taking a close look at insects and other small species that can be found in and around East Dorset and the New Forest ...
Twenty-plume Moth
Alucita hexadactyla
LEPIDOPTERA | Alucitoidea
Alucitidae (Many-plumed Moths)
Checklist ref. 44.001
Designation: 'micro-moth'
Status: common and widely distributed
Typical habitat: woodland, hedgerows, gardens
Larval foodplant:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â leaves and flowers of Honeysuckle
Flight behaviour: flies at dusk and to light, but easily disturbed by day
Flight season: all year
Note: photographed after release from garden moth-trap
Three Legged Cross (garden), East Dorset | May 21
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