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Handmaid
Dysauxes ancilla
Checklist Number72.0502 [B&F: 2071]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Occurrence in the British Isles unconfirmed, this southern European species is included on the British list on the basis of a single example, reportedly captured near Worthing, Sussex, which was exhibited at a meeting of the Entomological Society in 1867. Wingspan 22-25 mm. Fairly unmistakable, but voucher specimen should be retained for confirmation of identification. Larva feeds on various lichens and decaying vegetable matter, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
