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Prolita sexpunctella
Six-spotted Groundling

(Fabricius, 1794) 794 / 35.089
=Six-spot Groundling
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Yorkshire Status: Very rare and very local resident.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Quite widespread and often common in localities where there is a good growth of heather, but not recorded from VC64.

Recorded in 16 (8%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1859.
Last Recorded in 2022.
Additional Stats

< Athrips mouffetella  |  Prolita solutella >
Wingspan: c.17 mm
Flight: May / June
Foodplant:   heather
Nat Status: Nationally scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
15/06/2022165NZ00 - Langthwaite / Skelton
06/06/2021163SD93 - Wycoller
27/05/2021163SD93 - Wycoller
23/05/2021664SE05 - Bolton Abbey
21/05/20211064SE05 - Bolton Abbey
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