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Small Black Arches
Meganola strigula
Checklist Number74.001 [B&F: 2075]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Nationally scarce (Na) in oak woodland in southern England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight moderately common in the large oak woods - Parkhurst Forest, the New Forest, Harewood and Pamber Forests; very occasional elsewhere. Wingspan 18-24 mm. Similar to Least Black Arches N. confusalis, but Small Black Arches lacks the prominent dentations on the median fascia of forewing (MBGBI Vol 9). Larva feeds on Pedunculate Oak.
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
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
