Scythris inspersella
Checklist Number43.008 [B&F: 0920a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Subfamily: | Scythridinae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | inspersella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1817]) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and confined to dry open areas in north-west Norfolk, where first discovered on 14 August 1977, with subsequent records at Alethorpe Wood in South-east Yorkshire and Bawtry Forest in South-west Yorkshire. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 13-15 mm. Flies in sunshine. Larva feeds on Rosebay Willowherb, Great Willowherb and Broad-leaved Willowherb, living within a silken tube or tent.
