1448a Elegia fallax (Staudinger, 1881) - (Pyralidae / Phycitinae)

 

Status: Channel Islands only
Notes: Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from southern and central Europe to the Channel Islands, where first recorded in 2005. In Hampshire recorded for the first time at Stubbington on 24 April 2011, the first record for the British mainland. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 17-19 mm. Larva feeds on Oak, no evidence of breeding in the UK.

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