Description
Wingspan 23 – 27mm. The wings are marked with a pattern of pale browns.
Habitat
Dry grasslands where Tansy is the food plant for its larvae.
Status and Distribution
Widely distributed but local throughout Britain. Local in Nottinghamshire and fairly common at Netherfield Lagoons.
Best Time to See
June and July.
Gallery
Tansy Plume - Gillmeria ochradactyla - July 30th 2013
Tansy Plume - Gillmeria ochradactyla - July 30th 2019
Tansy Plume - Gillmeria ochradactyla - July 20th 2014
Tansy Plume - Gillmeria ochradactyla - August 4th 2019
Tansy Plume - Gillmeria ochradactyla - egg-laying - August 4th 2019
Tansy Plume - Gillmeria ochradactyla - July 25th 2020 All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.