Family Pterophoridae - Plume moths

Wings divided into feather-like plumes, furled up when resting leaving little visible detail.

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Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pterophorus pentadactyla
  • Cambridge, garden (on my jeans!) 9 Jul 2002.
  • BF number: 1513.
  • This species tends to rest with the fingered and plumed wings clearly visible.

Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Emmelina monodactyla
  • Cambridge, garden 28 Jun 2002.
  • BF number: 1524.
  • This species tends to rest with its wings furled up so little detail can be seen.

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