Plume Moths

refers to the "plume" moths which furl their wings like sails,

not to the "Twenty Plume" (also "Many Plume") moth, Alucita hexadactyla

"Plume moths" come in many shades and patterns. When they fly the wings are unfurled as normal but at rest the wings are furled like sails.

The Beautiful Plume Moth, Amblyptilia acanthadactyla is one of the commonest plume moths, recognisable by the warm rusty brown patches in the dark brown wing tip

The White Plume Moth, Pterophorus pentadactyla (five-fingered), being all white and with elongated wings like feathers or plumes, is one of the largest of the group

Emmelina monodactyla is a light brown greyish coloured plume moth, also relatively common and known sometimes as the Common Plume Moth