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Calybites phasianipennella

(Hübner, 1813)296 / 15.017

Uncommon local resident.

Rumex spp., Polygonum spp. and Lysimachia vulgaris, with larva feeding from July to September in a blotch in the upper side of a leaf, then in cones made from the tip of a leaf or from a strip cut from a larger leaf of the foodplant. Pupates in a cocoon in the final occupied cone.

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 37 (26%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1924.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 10-11mm
Flight: Two generations, with adults possible all year round.
Foodplant:   Water-pepper, Redshank, Black Bindweed, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel, Broad-leaved Dock, others
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: L
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
11/09/20231VC39 - StaffordshireSO89
10/09/20231VC39 - StaffordshireSO89
09/09/20231VC37 - WorcestershireSO86
09/09/20231VC37 - WorcestershireSO85
06/09/20232VC37 - WorcestershireSO74
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