Simacauda dicommatias
Checklist Number08.006 [B&F: N/A]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Subfamily: | Incurvariinae |
| Genus: | Simacauda |
| Species: | dicommatias |
| Authority: | (Meyrick, 1931) |
A South American species, native to Chile and Argentina. Larvae were found at Tregwainton Garden, Penzance 22nd September 2020; it has since been recorded in the Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissy and about two dozen other sites in Cornwall. It creates a mine in the leaf of Chilean Myrtle Luma apiculata and possibly other Myrtaceae (Heckford, Beaven and Lees, 2022 in Ent Gaz 73: 193-218).
