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Catoptria falsella

Checklist Number
63.102 [B&F: 1316]

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

Classification

Family:Crambidae
Subfamily:Crambinae
Genus:Catoptria
Species:falsella
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Common on old walls and buildings throughout much of Britain, more numerous in the south. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight formerly a rather uncommon species favouring villages with old, thatched cottages, but nowadays widespread and common throughout. Wingspan 18-24 mm. The main confusion species, C. verellus, lacks the white median longitudinal stripe of C. falsella [Goater]. Larva feeds on various mosses, often on walls, living within a silken tube or tent.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
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Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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