Photo © Liz Still
Opostega salaciella
Checklist Number05.001 [B&F: 0119]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Subfamily: | Oposteginae |
| Genus: | Opostega |
| Species: | salaciella |
| Authority: | (Treitschke, 1833) |
Local on heathland, dry pastures and other open areas throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight restricted to a handful of sites, mostly on Portsea and Hayling Islands, but also at Leckford, Wickham Common and in the Hook Valley. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Imago is the whitest of the Opostegidae. Larva mines leaves of Sheep's Sorrel.
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)