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Promalactis procerella
Checklist Number28.001 [B&F: 0639]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
| Genus: | Promalactis |
| Species: | procerella |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species). First taken on 16 July 1976 in a wood in Kent, since when it has been found in various other woodlands in the same county (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-13 mm. Larva feeds on lichens growing on Beech and Birch.
