FAMILY: ALUCITIDAE (1G 1S)
Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Alucitoidea
Each wing is divided into 6 narrow lobes - hence the species name 'hexadactyla' is more accurate than the English name.
Each wing is divided into 6 narrow lobes - hence the species name 'hexadactyla' is more accurate than the English name.
44.001 Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth) 1288
ws 14-16; all year; honeysuckle (Lonicera); common throughout GB
Alucita hexadactyla §1; Pendeen, Cornwall; 21/08/2006 © Chris Lewis
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