Plumed Fan-foot

Erebidae : Herminiinae

Plumed Fan-foot

PECHIPOGO plumigeralis (Hübner,[1825])

Kind permission - © Tim Norriss

Life Cycle Guide

Description

Wingspan: 22 - 26mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Cyprus,Czech Rep,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,Hungary,Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania,Luxembourg,Madeira,Norway,Russia,in south only,Slovakia,Sweden) : North Africa
UK Distribution: Rare immigrant from Southern & central Europe and North Africa first appearing in this country in the South east at Greatstone,Kent in 1995. Subsequently there have been approximately a dozen records.
UK Conservation Status -

Vagrant/Accidental

European Conservation Status -

Least Concern

Original Species Name -

Pechipogo plumigeralis (Hübner,[1825])

Type Species -

Pyralis pectitalis Hübner, 1796

Type Locality -

Europe

Flight Period: UK - July-September : Europe May - June & August - September - two broods
Habitat: Oak Woodlands
Similar Species -

None

Larva: The 20mm final instar larva is brownish with reddish dorsal line and very faint lateral in the same colour.Body widest towards head which is light brown.The pinacula are small and black. In Britain the larval stage is from September to May
Overwinters as: Small Larva
Observations: A rare visitor from Central,southern Europe it is possible that the moth is now resident in South eastern England where it was first recorded from Greatstone in Kent on 12 October 1995.Recording since have occurred at New Romney,Dungerness,and Rye Harbour nature reserve giving credence to its possible residence.Last recorded in 1998 at time of writing.

The moth is reddish brown with pointed apex and strong dark,edged white subterminal line,lighter median lines and an inverted crescent shaped discal spots.

The moth is attracted to light.

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.

Araliaceae - Aralia - Ivy Family
- Hedera helix - Ivy
Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Taraxacum officinale - Common Dandelion
Brassicaceae - Mustards - Mustard Flowers - Cabbage Family
- Isatis tinctoria - Woad - Dyer's Woad
Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Cytisus scoparius - Broom - Scotch Broom
Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
  - Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
    - Rosaceae - Rosa - Rose
      - Larva also feeds on low deciduous trees

Larval Food Plants

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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Erebidae
Herminiinae
PECHIPOGO Hübner 1825
Pechipogo plumigeralis (Hübner,[1825])
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Pyralis pectitalis Hübner, 1796
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PECHIPOGO plumigeralis (Hübner,[1825])
= Polypogon plumigeralis (Hübner, [1835])
= Herminia crinalis Treitschke, 1829
= barbierii Constantini, 1922
= autumnalis Dannehl, 1925
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Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera V1 : Pyralidae 11 : Plates v.6-9 : pl.3 - f.18
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Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 :
Title Page : p.345 - n.3299 : Pechipogo Plumigeralis : Barbalis Hüb. Pyr.18
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Europe