Wheeleria spilodactylus

Wheeleria spilodactylus, the horehound plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by John Curtis in 1827.

It is found in South-Western and Central Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia Minor and North Africa.

It has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand (in 2018 by Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research) as a biocontrol agent for white horehound (Marrubium vulgare).

Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

This article on a moth of the family Pterophoridae is a stub.

Illustration from John Curtis 's British Entomology Volume 6
Depicted in William Buckler The larvæ of the British butterflies and moths 1901 Fig. 7 larva after final moult 7a pupa