Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Alucitoidea
44.001 Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth)
ws 14-16mm; all year; honeysuckle (Lonicera); common throughout GB
Alucita hexadactyla §1
ID: Each wing is divided into 6 narrow lobes - hence the species name 'hexadactyla' is more accurate than the English name.
Dissection
Female genitalia
§1 Pendeen, Cornwall; 21/08/2006
§2 St Marys, isles of Scilly; 23/10/2006
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/04/2007
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 06/09/2009
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2011; female
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2014
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Marys, isles of Scilly; 23/10/2006
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/04/2007
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 06/09/2009
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2011; female
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2014
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/01/2012 (§1-5) | §6 added 02/11/2014
