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 (less than 10 previous UK records) 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, no evidence of breeding in the UK.