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Pterophoridae (Plume Moths) > Pterophorinae > Oidaematophorini

Checklist ref. 45.044

Designation: 'micro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed across England and Wales, local in Scotland

Typical habitat: woodland, scrub, hedgerows, gardens

Larval foodplant:           leaves, flowers and seeds of bindweeds

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

Flight season: June - August