Choreutis diana

Checklist Number
48.006 [B&F: 0390]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Choreutidae
Subfamily:Choreutinae
Genus:Choreutis
Species:diana
Authority:(Hübner, [1822])

Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in birch woodland at just one site in Britain, at Glen Affric, Inverness-shire. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Day-flying. Wingspan 14-18 mm. Larva feeds on Birch.