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Sundew Plume Buckleria paludum - Distribution map

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45.029 BF1493

Sundew Plume Buckleria paludum

(Zeller, 1839)

Wingspan c. 12 mm.

A scarce and localised plume moth species, inhabiting damp moorland and peat bogs, it is however fairly distinctive for a small plume, with deeply cleft russet forewings, marked with black and white.

The larvae feed on the leaves of round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), leaving behind deposits of green frass.

There are two generations, with adults appearing in June and again in August, flying mainly from dusk onwards.

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Reference

Bradley, J.D.Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from The British Isles, Second Edition (Revised) (2000)

Emmet, A.M. (Ed.)A Field Guide to the Smaller British Lepidoptera (1988)

Cees GeilisMicrolepidoptera of Europe, Volume1 - Pterophoridae (1996)

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