Ypsolopha asperella (Scarce Tufted Scallop) - West Midlands Micro Moths

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Ypsolopha asperella

Scarce Tufted Scallop

(Linnaeus, 1761)	454 / 17.004
=Scarce Smudge

3 old Herefordshire records between 1865 and 1908.

Verification Grade Comment: Considered extinct

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 2 (1%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1865.
Last Recorded in 1908.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan:	c. 20mm
Flight:	August, overwintering to the following spring.
Foodplant:	Apple and hawthorn.
Nat Status:	Extinct
Verification Grade: Adult: 4

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