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Nothris congressariella
Checklist Number35.016 [B&F: 0839]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Anacampsinae |
| Genus: | Nothris |
| Species: | congressariella |
| Authority: | (Bruand, 1858) |
Rare on waste ground and sandhills on the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall and Lundy. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 15-20 mm. Larva feeds on Balm-leaved Figwort, living between leaves and shoots spun together with silk.
