Small Lappet

Phyllodesma ilicifolia

Checklist Number
66.011 [B&F: 1641]

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

Classification

Family:Lasiocampidae
Subfamily:Pinarinae
Genus:Phyllodesma
Species:ilicifolia
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Extinct in the British Isles, formerly on moorland from Yorkshire to Somerset, where last recorded in 1965. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 38-54 mm. Larva feeds on Bilberry.