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Scoparia ancipitella

(La Harpe, 1855) 1335 / 63.065
=Scoparia ulmella
 

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Yorkshire Status: Rare and very local resident.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Between about 1880 and 1924 was recorded in vice-counties 61 to 64, often said to be common during the 1880s and 1890s but reports mention increasing scarcity after 1905. There have been no further records.

Beaumont, 2002: There has been no County record since 1924 until this moth was re-discovered in the south of vice-county 63 in 1990.

Verification Grade Comment: Dissection needed

Recorded in 18 (9%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1882.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

< Scoparia ambigualis  |  Scoparia pyralella >
Wingspan: 18-21mm
Flight: July - August
Foodplant:   possibly mosses and lichens
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
17/07/2024163SD95 - Skipton / Gargrave
06/08/2023162SE68 - Helmsley
20/07/2023162SE58 - Rievaulx
07/07/2022162SE58 - Rievaulx
29/07/2021165NZ30 - Great Smeaton
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