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Beautiful Plume
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Checklist Number45.010 [B&F: 1497]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Amblyptilia |
| Species: | acanthadactyla |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1813]) |
Common in woodland, heaths and mountains throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and generally more common than A. punctidactyla. Wingspan 17-23 mm. Very similar to A. punctidactyla, which see for differences. Larva feeds on flowers and leaves of Hedge Woundwort, Common Restharrow, Spiny Restharrow and Meadow Crane's-bill.
