48.001 Common Nettle-tap Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767)
Family
Choreutidae: Choreutinae.
Status
Resident. Common.
Flight period
VC72
First for Dumfries & Galloway was published in Stephens (1834) with the Rev. William Little recording it at Raehills. Other sites: Many.VC73
First was found at Portling on 6th September 1978 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: Many.
VC74
First was of larvae found on nettle on 25th April 1954 at Torrs Warren by E. C. Pelham-Clinton.
Other sites: Many.
Life cycle
Larval foodplants
Nettle.
Identification
Habitat Recorders' notes |  Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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