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Triangle
Heterogenea asella
Checklist Number53.002 [B&F: 0174]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Subfamily: | Limacodinae |
| Genus: | Heterogenea |
| Species: | asella |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
A rare Red Data Book species in oak and beech woodland. There are post-1980 records from Essex, Kent, East Sussex, Hampshire, south Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall, but the species is very local and scarce throughout its range. In Hampshire most records come from the New Forest where it is now scarce, although annual on Wickham Common: some signs that there has been a recent upturn in sightings in recent years, and it was recorded from the Isle of Wight for the first time in 2015. Wingspan male 14-19 mm, female 16-22 mm. Larva feeds on Oak and Beech, over-wintering in a cocoon.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
