Photo © Mike Wall
Scarce Silver-lines
Bena bicolorana
Checklist Number74.007 [B&F: 2421]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Subfamily: | Chloephorinae |
| Genus: | Bena |
| Species: | bicolorana |
| Authority: | (Fuessly, 1775) |
Local in broad-leaved woodland and parks throughout much of England, south-east of a line from the Severn to the Wash and in Cumbria, Lincolnshire and south Yorkshire, as well as in southern and central Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight locally fairly common in in oak woodland in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 42-48 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on buds and leaves of Pedunculate Oak, Sessile Oak, Silver Birch and Downy Birch.
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
