Photo © Mike Wall
Reedbed Plume
Emmelina argoteles
Checklist Number45.045 [B&F: 1524a]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Emmelina |
| Species: | argoteles |
| Authority: | (Meyrick, 1922) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species). Discovered for the first time in the UK at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire in 2005 and proved to be breeding there in 2006. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 18 mm. Larva feeds on Hedge Bindweed.
