Pterophoridae

45.023 Crescent Plume Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 10mm

Habitats: Sea-cliffs, sand dunes, vegetated shingle, downland and quarries.

Habits: The moth is easily disturbed in the day, flies from dusk and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the young stems, buds and leaves of Common Restharrow or Spiny Restharrow. It pupates either on a stem or under a leaf of the foodplant.