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Beautiful China-mark

Nymphula nitidulata

Checklist Number
63.118 [B&F: 1350]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Crambidae
Subfamily:Acentropinae
Genus:Nymphula
Species:nitidulata
Authority:(Hufnagel, 1767)

Local in ponds throughout much of Britain. In Hampshire widespread in the south, but in the northern half of the county, largely restricted to the north-east. Recorded on the Isle of Wight for the first time since 1952 at Freshwater in 2000. Wingspan 20-25 mm. Smaller and whiter than Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata; lightly marked specimens could be mistaken for male Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata, but in that species the forewing discal spot is a closed circle [Goater]. Larva feeds on Branched Bur-reed, Unbranched Bur-reed, Yellow Water-lily and other water plants, living entirely underwater.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
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Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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