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Pterophorus pentadactyla
Probably the most distinctive of the 'Plume' moths, and one of the largest. Its wings are deeply divided into several 'fingers', each of which is finely feathered, or plumed. Quite common over much of Britain, inhabiting dry grassland, waste ground and gardens. The adults fly from dusk onwards in June and July, and sometimes have a second generation in September. The caterpillars overwinter and feed on bindweed
Spotted on Aug 25, 2009
Submitted on Nov 7, 2011
26 Comments (1–25)
Beautiful! It almost looks like a bird!
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wow! very nice...:-)
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Congratulations Palaimon, this fascinating little moth is being featured in the Project Noah blog today!
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WOW!! pretty moth!!
Gorgeous specimen!!! :-D
Oh, nice! Thanks to you! Merci viu mau!
Add to the mission European butterflies and moths.
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Thanks god its really small :-)
wow!!! it seem a pich back fiml monster!!
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very nice, impresive!
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cool! great shots
Oh so lovely!
Looks nice
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Wow.. great shape!
love those pleated wings
Looks like feathers. Beautiful!
Great insect and spotting...