Opostega spatulella
Checklist Number05.002 [B&F: 0122]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Subfamily: | Oposteginae |
| Genus: | Opostega |
| Species: | spatulella |
| Authority: | Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 |
Extinct in the British Isles, formerly known only from Southend and Witham in Essex, and from North Curry in Somerset, but not seen in numbers since 1877. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 9-11 mm.
