Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Tansy Plume) - iMoths


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Gillmeria ochrodactyla
Tansy Plume ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Pterophoridae : Pterophorinae

1503 / 45.009

Photo © John Walshe, Hereford 27/07/22

Similar West Midlands Species
Yarrow Plume Gillmeria pallidactyla

Wingspan:	24-28mm
Flight:	June - August
Foodplant:	Tansy, Sneeze-wort.
Nat Status:	Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade: Adult: 2

Uncommon resident of riverbanks and waste ground.

Tanacetum vulgare with larva feeding in the stems and shoots from September to June, with frass exuding from leaf axils.

Recorded in 30 (21%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1877.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date	#	VC	10k Area
27/07/2022	1	36	SO44 - Stretton Sugwas, Wellington
23/07/2016	2	39	SJ82 - Eccleshall/Gnosall
20/08/2015	1	37	SO98 - Dudley/Saltwells Wood
16/08/2015	2	37	SO98 - Dudley/Saltwells Wood
02/08/2015	1	37	SO98 - Dudley/Saltwells Wood

Further info: Gillmeria ochrodactyla

	UK Moths		Mothdissection UK
	Lepiforum.de		West Midlands Moths (Full)

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