White Plume
Moth.
(Pterophorus pentadactyla)
This, alas, shows that
there is a lot of Bindweed in my garden.
Information:
Unlike most of the 'Plume' moths the White Plume does not furl
its wings but leaves the 'plumes' (these are a deeply divided
fringe at the trailing edge of each fore-wing and hindwing)
visible at rest - quite distinctive. If that is not enough to
identify them they are completelly white and have long spiky
projections on their legs - also white ... and they are one of
the largest of the 'Plume' moths.
Fore-wing length: 12-16mm. They fly (from dusk onwards)
June-July in much of Great Britain over dry areas ofgrass and
waste ground and may prefer bindweed as a larval foodplant.