19.014 Bittersweet Smudge Acrolepia autumnitella Curtis, 1838
Family
Glyphipterigidae: Acrolepiinae.
Status
Resident? Rare.
Flight period
VC72
First for Scotland and Dumfries & Galloway was found at a window of the The Crichton, Dumfries, on 14th August 2013; two days later tenanted mines were found on Bittersweet close by.
Other sites: None.
VC73
No records.
VC74
No records.
Life cycle
Two generations.
Larval foodplants
Bittersweet.
Identification
Habitat
Recorders' notes
Quality photo or specimen required for record acceptance. | Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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