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Amblyptilia acanthadactyla.
(Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)


Waiting on the cover of the moth trap.

Information:
This is one of the Plume moths which can be confused with a somewhat similar moth that is called Amblyptilia punctidactyla, although that is more grey.
Fore-wing length: 8-10 mm. A common species and becoming more so through much of Great Britain. The reddish brown, dark brown and cream patterns of this "T"-shaped moth are distinctive as are the 'spurs' on the brown-and-cream banded legs and the fringe visible on the trailing edge of the furled wings.
They start to fly in July and a second brood emerges and flies in September.