44.001 Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Family
Alucitidae.
Status
Resident. Common.
Flight period
VC72
First for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Castlehill in Kirkmahoe parish on 23rd September 1977 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: Many.
VC73
First was found at Portling on 6th September 1978 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: Many.
VC74
First was found in Newton Stewart on 19th July 1990.
Other sites: Many.
Life cycle
Larval foodplants
Honeysuckle.
Identification
Habitat Recorders' notes |  © Keith Naylor, Edingham, 25 August 2006
Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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