Scythris fallacella
Checklist Number43.001 [B&F: 0913]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Subfamily: | Scythridinae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | fallacella |
| Authority: | (Schläger, 1847) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on open limestone slopes in Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 13-16 mm. Very similar to S. fuscoaenea from which separable only with great care. Flies in afternoon sunshine. Larva feeds on Common Rock-rose, living within a silken tube or tent.
