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Zophodia grossulariella
Checklist Number62.045 [B&F: 1464a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Zophodia |
| Species: | grossulariella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1809]) |
Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from mainland Europe. Recorded just three times in Britain: at Whitstable, Kent, on 30 April 1982; Rockland, Norfolk, on 26 May 1992; and Kingsdown, Kent, on 21 May 2001. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 25-36 mm. A large, grey phycitid with conspicuously dark-bordered first line [Goater]. Larva feeds on Gooseberry, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
