Levipalpus hepatariella
Checklist Number32.004 [B&F: 0685]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Levipalpus |
| Species: | hepatariella |
| Authority: | (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on moorland, dry pastures and rocky coastal pastures in a few scattered locations in the Highlands of Scotland and a single site on Coll (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 20-25 mm. Larva feeds within stems and flowers of Mountain Everlasting.
