Photo © Keith Tailby
Nyctegretis lineana
Checklist Number62.051 [B&F: 1468]
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: | Nyctegretis |
| Species: | lineana |
| Authority: | (Scopoli, 1786) |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on sand-dunes and beaches, from Norfolk to Kent. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 17-19 mm. The straight, white cross-lines which converge strongly at dorsum are sufficient to identify this species [Goater]. Larva feeds on Common Restharrow and, less frequently, Broom, Red Clover, White Clover and Mountain Everlasting.
