Amblyptilia punctidactyla
Amblyptilia punctidactyla, also known as the brindled plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found across the Palearctic. The species was first described by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Description
The wingspan is. There are two generations per year in western Europe, with Adults on wing in July, and again from September to early-June, hibernating through the winter. The imago of the brindled plume is similar in appearance to the beautiful plume but is darker appearing greyish-brown and has distinct white speckling. Examination of the genitalia is required for certain identification.The larvae feed on the flowers and unripe seeds of various herbaceous plants, but only on shaded plants. Larval food plants include European columbine, common stork's-bill, meadow crane's-bill, bog-myrtle, primroses and hedge woundwort.