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Calamotropha paludella

Checklist Number
63.079 [B&F: 1292]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Crambidae
Subfamily:Crambinae
Genus:Calamotropha
Species:paludella
Authority:(Hübner, [1824])

Local in fens, marshes, river-banks and gravel pits in parts of southern England and southern Wales, increasing in recent years and an occasional wanderer away from its breeding habitat. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight breeding colonies are widespread, and the moth can be quite common in some areas. Wingspan 23-29 mm. Female larger and plainer than male, but both sexes readily identifiable. Larva feeds within dead stems of Bulrush.

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
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