Pterophoridae

45.029 Sundew Plume Buckleria paludum (Zeller, 1839)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 7mm

Habitats: Fens and boggy heathland.

Habits: The moth flies low on warm muggy afternoons and early in the evening.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the leaves of Round-leaved Sundew. In the spring it feeds on the leaves, but in the summer it will eat the leaves and also the flowers and seed-capsules. It pupates either on a leaf or the stem of the foodplants.