Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Twenty-plume Moth
44.0010 (B&F: 1288)
Synonym(s):
Alucita polydactyla Hübner, [1813]
Alucita poecilodactyla Stephens, 1835
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Alucitoidea
»Family: Alucitidae
»Subfamily: Gelechiinae
»Tribe: Hypercalliini
Common
An episodic resident that is sometimes fairly common to common at dusk in gardens and around hedges that hold honeysuckle. At the present time this moth is as high or higher in numbers than any time in history. It is single-brooded, flying mainly from early July to late September and again after hibernation from late March to early June. The larvae feed on honeysuckle, mainly on the flowers. (Pratt, 2011).
