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Pterophoridae (Plume Moths) > Pterophorinae > Pterophorini

Checklist ref. 45.030

Designation: 'micro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed, apart from northern Scotland

Typical habitat: favours dry rough grassland, but also frequent in gardens

Larval foodplant:           leaves and flowers of bindweeds

Flight behaviour: flies at dusk and to light, but easily disturbed by day

Flight season: March - August

Note: listed as a recognised day-flying (DF) species