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Scythris picaepennis
White-dusted Runner (Haworth, 1828)
Scythrididae
915 / 43.004
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Rough Bank NR, Gloucestershire. June 6th 2014.

Rock-rose Runner
Scythris subcinctella
Wingspan: 9-12mm
Flight: July
Foodplant:   Common Bird's-foot Trefoil, Wild Thyme
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4

Rare resident of calcareous grassland.

Lotus corniculatus, Thymus spp. with larva feeding in May, in a silken tube extending down into the ground.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 4 (3%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2021.
(Data up to end 2023)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
09/06/2021137SO76 - Sapey Common & Great Witley
20/07/2018137SO76 - Sapey Common & Great Witley
03/06/2015236SO51 - Doward & Goodrich
02/07/1977137SO76 - Sapey Common & Great Witley
1908+36SO63 - Much Marcle & Aylton
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