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Wheeleria spilodactylus
Horehound Plume (Curtis, 1827)
Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae
1515 / 45.035
Photo © James Symonds,  08/08/17 Weeting Heath NNR - Pupa

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 20-25 mm.
Flight: July - Sept.
Foodplant:   White Horehound
Nat Status: pRDB2
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Rare.
Found chiefly on the Isle of Wight and a few scattered localities in Wales and in southern England.

Records from 1945 at Weeting. Specimen in the Natural History Museum.

Larval record at Weeting Heath in August 2017 (J. Emerson, 05/08/17)

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1945.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
07/05/20231228TL78Weeting Heath
03/07/2021+28TL78Weeting
16/06/2021128TL78Weeting Heath
17/07/2020128TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
13/06/2020328TL78Weeting Heath
12/07/2019128TL78Weeting Heath
05/07/2019528TL78Weeting Heath
03/07/2019328TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
29/06/2019+28TL78Weeting Heath
22/06/2019128TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
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