15.004 Pale Red Slender Caloptilia elongella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Family
Gracillariidae: Gracillariinae.
Status
Resident. Local.
Flight period
VC72
First was of larvae found on Alnus at Caerlaverock on 10th July 1982 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton.
Other sites: Castle Wood at Caerlaverock, Courance, Stenhouse Wood SWT Reserve.
VC73
First was of larvae found at Wood of Cree on 25th June 2005.
Other sites: None.
VC74
First for Dumfries & Galloway was of a few larvae found on Alnus at "Motte" near Skaith on 9th July 1982 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton. Other sites: Airyolland Lodge on Luce Bay. Life cycle
Bivoltine. Mine season is during June to July. First generation is in June, with the second emerging in September and overwintering, re-emerging in the spring through to April.
Larval foodplant
Alder.
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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