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Pyrausta despicata

Checklist Number
63.005 [B&F: 1365]

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

Classification

Family:Crambidae
Subfamily:Pyraustinae
Genus:Pyrausta
Species:despicata
Authority:(Scopoli, 1763)

Local, on sand-dunes, dry heathland, downland and open areas on chalk or limestone, throughout the British Isles. Widespread in Hampshire and Wight. Wingspan 14-19mm. Forewing more mottled and less clearly marked than in any other British Pyrausta species [Goater]. Flies both by day and night. Larva feeds on Ribwort and Greater Plantain, forming silken galleries.

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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