Pterophoridae : Pterophorinae
Yarrow Plume
GILLMERIA pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Yarrow Plume
GILLMERIA pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Life Cycle Guide-Imago Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Yarrow Plume
Wingspan: 23-27mm
Worldwide Distribution: North America : Eurasia (Holarctic Region)
UK Distribution: Widely distributed throughout the Britsish Isles,but local
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Dry & Wet Meadows : Waste Ground : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar species -
Pupa: Pupates on stem or under leaf of the larval food plant
Overwinters as: larva, in root of foodplant
Observations: The moth usually hides during the day amongst vegetation but is easily disturbed. Normally on the wing from dusk but comes to light.
The similar species G.ochrodactyla is differentiated from G.pallidactyla by having dark brown rings above each of the rear tibial spurs.
Wingspan: 23-27mm
Worldwide Distribution: North America : Eurasia (Holarctic Region)
UK Distribution: Widely distributed throughout the Britsish Isles,but local
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Alucita pallidactyla Haworth, 1811
- Alucita ochrodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Country unknown - Locality unknown
Habitat: Dry & Wet Meadows : Waste Ground : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar species -
- Gillmeria ochrodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Pupa: Pupates on stem or under leaf of the larval food plant
Overwinters as: larva, in root of foodplant
Observations: The moth usually hides during the day amongst vegetation but is easily disturbed. Normally on the wing from dusk but comes to light.
The similar species G.ochrodactyla is differentiated from G.pallidactyla by having dark brown rings above each of the rear tibial spurs.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Achillea ptarmica - Sneeze-wort
- Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
- Tanacetum vulgare - Tansy
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pterophoroidea Pterophoridae Pterophorinae GILLMERIA Tutt, 1905 Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811) - Alucita ochrodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - ALUCITA pallidactyla Haworth, 1811 = Platyptilia pallidactyla Haworth, 1811 = Alucita pallidactyla Haworth, 1811 = Pterophorus migadactylus Curtis, 1827 = Alucita ochrodactyla Treitschke, 1833 = Pterophorus marginidactylus Fitch, 1854 = Pterophorus nebulaedactylus Fitch, 1854 = Platyptilus bertrami Rössler, 1864 = Platyptilus bischoffi Zeller, 1867 = Pterophorus cervinidactylus Packard, 1873 = Platyptilus adustus Walsingham, 1880 = Platyptilia sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911 = Platyptilia pallidiola Matsumura, 1931 = Platyptilia chapmani Tutt, 1896 - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.478 - n.11 - Country unknown - Locality unknown |