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Ypsolopha mucronella
Checklist Number17.001 [B&F: 0451]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Ypsolophidae |
| Subfamily: | Ypsolophinae |
| Genus: | Ypsolopha |
| Species: | mucronella |
| Authority: | (Scopoli, 1763) |
Local in woodland on chalky soils throughout southern England. Fairly widely distributed across Hampshire, wherever the foodplant is found, but decidedly uncommon on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 26-33 mm. The distinctive attenuated resting posture is shared by a few other species of Ypsolopha, and most closely resembles Y. nemorella, which has a distinct dark spot on the forewing. Larva feeds on Spindle, beneath a silken web.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
