45.008 Yarrow Plume Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Family
Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae.
Status
Resident. Common.
Flight period
VC72
First for Dumfries & Galloway was found near Dumfries in mid-July 1904 by W. G. Clutten.
Other sites: Many.
VC73
First was found at Colvend on 8th July 1951 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: Auchenshore on Auchencairn Bay, Carsfad near Dalry, Clatteringshaws Loch, Clifton, Kirkconnell, Mersehead RSPB, Milton, Old Torr, Portling, Sandgreen, Venniehill.
VC74
First was found at Torrs Warren on 23rd July 1982 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: Airyolland Lodge on Luce Bay, Corsemalzie, Glenstockadale near Leswalt, Elrig near Mochrum, Monreith.
Life cycle
Larval foodplants
Identification
Habitat
Recorders' notes | Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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