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Nyctegretis lineana

Checklist Number
62.051 [B&F: 1468]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Nyctegretis
Species:lineana
Authority:(Scopoli, 1786)

Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on sand-dunes and beaches, from Norfolk to Kent. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 17-19 mm. The straight, white cross-lines which converge strongly at dorsum are sufficient to identify this species [Goater]. Larva feeds on Common Restharrow and, less frequently, Broom, Red Clover, White Clover and Mountain Everlasting.