45.002 Agdistis meridionalis Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 45.002 Agdistis meridionalis Copyright Martin Evans

Pterophoridae

45.002 Cliff Plume Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 10 to 12mm

Habitats: Cliff, undercliff and grassy coastal slopes.

Habits: The moth rests on the foodplant or rock during the day.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the leaves and flowers of Rock Sea-lavender, preferring single plants on sheltered cliff ledges. The young larva eats windows in a leaf, then feeds on the young central leaves of the rosette. It pupates on a leaf of the foodplant, on a rock or on adjacent herbage.