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Anatrachyntis badia

Checklist Number
34.0111 [B&F: 0897a]

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

Classification

Family:Cosmopterigidae
Subfamily:Cosmopteriginae
Genus:Anatrachyntis
Species:badia
Authority:(Hodges, 1962)

Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in pomegranates from Spain, although the species itself is a native of North America. Between 13 November and 2 December 2001 five specimens, two males and three females, were bred from larvae found in a supermarket in Plymouth, Devon. Recorded in Hampshire for the first time in 2013, when an adult came to light in Southsea. Wingspan 9-10 mm. Larva feeds within fruit of Pomegranate.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

No Adult records to show.

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southsea (SZ69)22/07/2013oneJ R LangmaidAdult