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Beautiful Hook-tip
Laspeyria flexula
Checklist Number72.069 [B&F: 2473]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Toxocampinae |
| Genus: | Laspeyria |
| Species: | flexula |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Local in woodland, parks, scrub, hedgerows, orchards and gardens throughout much of southern England and southern Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widely distributed in woodland. Wingspan 27-34 mm. Differences in resting posture distinguish from the unrelated but superficially similar Scalloped Hook-tip Falcaria lacertinaria. Larva feeds on lichens growing on broad-leaved and coniferous trees.
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
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
