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Eudonia lacustrata

Checklist Number
63.067 [B&F: 1338]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Crambidae
Subfamily:Scopariinae
Genus:Eudonia
Species:lacustrata
Authority:(Panzer, 1804)

Common in a wide range of habitats throughout most of Britain, south of the Scottish Highlands. Common across much of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 16-18 mm. Similar to Eudonia mercurella, but that species has slightly narrower, more pointed forewing, is usually darker coloured, and subterminal line is not interrupted [Goater]. Larva feeds on various mosses, often on walls and tree trunks.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Adult
Larval

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