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Gillmeria ochrodactyla
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Gillmeria ochrodactyla Gillmeria ochrodactyla Gillmeria ochrodactyla

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Gillmeria ochrodactyla

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)1503 / 45.009
=Platyptilia ochrodactyla

Uncommon resident of riverbanks and waste ground.

Tanacetum vulgare with larva feeding in the stems and shoots from September to June, with frass exuding from leaf axils.

Recorded in 30 (21%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1877.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 24-28mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Tansy, Sneeze-wort.
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
20/06/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO87
01/07/2023 to 07/07/20231VC39 - StaffordshireSK00
27/07/20221VC36 - HerefordshireSO44
02/07/20221VC37 - WorcestershireSO86
23/07/20162VC39 - StaffordshireSJ82
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