Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla

A common but quite unusual micro moth the Twenty-plume Moth. The fore and hind wings each comprise six 'plumes' which are almost feather like in structure. 
The clear nights are keeping the temperature down but I have also added another common micro moth to the year list Agonopterix heracliana.

Twenty-plume Moth

Twenty-plume Moth

This is without doubt the worst start to the mothing year that I have every experienced. A slight increase in temperature last night produced a couple of new moths for the year, the V-Pug and the strange Twenty-plume Moth whose wings are made of 4 sets of 6 individual plumes. 

Hopefully this is the start of warmer weather, although it looks like I will have missed some of the earlier flying moths.

Twenty-plume Moth

Alucita hexadactyla the Twenty-plume Moth

Alucita hexadactyla