Opostega spatulella

Checklist Number
05.002 [B&F: 0122]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Opostegidae
Subfamily:Oposteginae
Genus:Opostega
Species:spatulella
Authority:Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Extinct in the British Isles, formerly known only from Southend and Witham in Essex, and from North Curry in Somerset, but not seen in numbers since 1877. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 9-11 mm.