Crambidae – Crambinae – Calamotropha paludella – Bulrush Veneer
STATUS – Not known – Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) Probably this specimen, a female, was a new species for the county micro moth list. A species that is expanding its range.
ID POINTERS – Females larger and whiter than the males. Both sexes have white hind wings. Forewing whitish brown to sandy brown.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during June – September
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
63.079 BF1292 - Calamotropha paludella female Kings Newton, Derbyshire - Tony Davison©
63.079 BF1292 - Calamotropha paludella female Kings Newton, Derbyshire - Tony Davison©
