Lampronia pubicornis

Checklist Number
09.007 [B&F: 0139]

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

Classification

Family:Prodoxidae
Subfamily:Lamproniinae
Genus:Lampronia
Species:pubicornis
Authority:(Haworth, 1828)

Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on limestone downland and sandhills in northern England and western Ireland. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 12-14 mm. Larva feeds within young shoots of Burnet Rose.