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Hantsmoths
The Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) of Hampshire and Isle of Wight
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)
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Introduction
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.
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