15.017 Little Slender Calybites phasianipennella (Hübner, [1813])
Family
Gracillariidae: Gracillariinae.
Status
Resident. Rare.
Flight period
VC72
First was found at Connansknowe near Kirkton on 3rd August 2011.
Other sites: None.
VC73
First for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Kirkconnell on 13th October 1977 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: None.
VC74
No records.
Life cycle
Univoltine. Mine season is during July to September. Adults Emerge in September then overwinters and seen again until May.
Larval foodplants
Loosestrife and Sorrel.
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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