
- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
- Day-flying

Confusion Species: Metzneria aprilella and Ptocheuusa paupella
ID pointers: A blackish-brown forewing, speckled lightly with grey – orangey zig-zag crosslines, Orange-yellow head
Distribution: (First record: 01/08/2011 at Marehay, Ripley ) - (Last record: 29/08/2016 at Wingerworth ) - Derbyshire status unknown due to insuffcient data. First record for VC57 was 1/8/2011 from Ripley, then 2 records from Pleasley 19/7/2012 & 24/8/2016, Marehay 21/8/2016 and a final record from Wingerworth 29/8/2016 – no further records – It is suspected that it may be common wherever the food plants occur, but the adult moths are very secrative in their behaviour and rarely come to light. Sometimes found in late afternoon on flowers of the food-plant.
Last Recorded Date: 29/08/2016
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Wingerworth
First Recorded Date: 01/08/2011
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