35.02 BF856  -  Gelechiidae -  Anacampsinae - Anarsia spartiella - Obscure Snout
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gelechiidae Other Name/s: Small Crest, Small Sober ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Good photographs required.
ID pointers: Forewing variable grey to dar grey, sometimes paler along the costa and between the veins. Often short dark streaks or spots on the costa towards the apex. The largest and most distinctive at about one half.
Distribution:  Status unknown in the county. Distributed throughout England. This would appear to be the first record since 1963 – 4/8/2004.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  -  On the wing  mid-June – Mid-August. Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Food Plant: Gorse, Broom and Dyer’s Greenweed.
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton – Will Soar ©

 
 

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