Buckleria paludum

Buckleria paludum, the European sundew moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

[2] In western Europe, adults are found from June to August, flying low on the ground in the afternoon and again from dusk when it comes to light.

[3] The larvae feed on the leaves and pods of a carnivorous plant, the round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), leaving deposits of green frass.

[2] It has a wide range in the Palearctic and Oriental region and is found from Europe to Japan, as well as India and Sri Lanka.

This article on a moth of subfamily Pterophorinae is a stub.