15.006 Small Red Slender Caloptilia rufipennella (Hübner, 1796)
Family
Gracillariidae: Gracillariinae
Status
Resident. Local.
Flight period
VC72
First for Dumfries & Galloway was published in Stephens (1834) with the Rev. William Little recording it at Raehills.
Other sites: Lockerbie, Maxwelton House, Moffat.
VC73
First was found at an unknown site during 1979-94 by M. J. Sterling.
Other sites: Dalbeattie Forest.
VC74
No records.
Life cycle
Univoltine. Mine season is during June to July. Adults appear in August, overwintering, re-emerging in spring until April.
Larval foodplant
Sycamore.
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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