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1370 Sitochroa palealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - (Crambidae / Pyraustinae)


Status: Nb
Notes: An immigrant which periodically becomes established. Since 1990, singletons have been seen regularly, and breeding colonies are established, perhaps temporarily, in several localities on the coast and across the chalk downland. The larva feeds on the ripening fruits of wild carrot Daucus carota.

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