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Cephimallota crassiflavella
Checklist Number12.024 [B&F: 0213]
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Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Formerly considered extinct in the British Isles, known only from Kent, where last recorded at Cuxton in 1899, and from Surrey, it was re-discovered in 2021 (Ent Rec 134: 287-314, MIcroplepidoptera Review of 2021). Wingspan 10-14 mm. Larva is apparently associated with bumble bee nests, and feeds on detritus.
