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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) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) 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.
