Dusky Fan-foot

Zanclognatha zelleralis

Checklist Number
72.059 [B&F: 2491a]

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:zelleralis
Authority:(Wocke, 1850)

Very rare immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in Britain once, at Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, in July 1982. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 31-36 mm. Larva feeds on withered leaves.