Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae

1490 (ABH45.025) Oxyptilus parvidactylus, (Haworth, 1811)

KR05443

 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards

General Information
Wingspan: 13-18mm.
Foodplant(s): Mouse-ear-hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)
Flying: One generation, May-July
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Grassland on chalky soils.

Regional Information

This species has been recorded in Huntingdonshire, but without locational data.

Last recorded in

Similar Species
Cromgrugghia distans (=Oxyptilus)

Nationally Scarce B