Pachyrhabda steropodes
Fern Signaller
Fern Signaller
Pachyrhabda steropodes
Fern Signaller
42.001 BF0877c
Wingspan c. 8-11mm (approx. — no firm published figure found)
An Australian species first discovered in 2010 at Abbotsbury, Dorset. Since then it has spread further afield including Wales & Devon.
It is related to Stathmopoda pedella.
The larvae feed on various Fern species particularly, it seems, the Soft Shield fern Polystichum setiferum and the adult flies during the summer months.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 4 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
