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Jubilee Fan-foot
Zanclognatha lunalis
Checklist Number72.058 [B&F: 2490]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
| Genus: | Zanclognatha |
| Species: | lunalis |
| Authority: | (Scopoli, 1763) |
Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from western Europe, appearing in southern England twice, at Dorney Reach, Buckinghamshire, in August/September 1976 and at Durlston CP, Dorset, in July 2001. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 33-36 mm. The broad and strongly arched forewing lunule distinguishes Jubilee Fan-foot from all other British Hypeninae (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on withered leaves of various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
