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This little plume moth has been in the kitchen for a couple of days and although I could see that it wasn’t the common one – Emmelina monodactyla I didn’t have a proper look at it until this morning and it seems to be Brown Plume Stenoptilia pterodactyla although the flight time is given as late May to early August. I suppose it could have been accidentally brought in and the warmth has hastened its emergence but it seems unlikely as its food plant is Germander Speedwell and it overwinters in a stem. I can’t see what else it can be. Brown Plume is nationally common but it’s a first for me.