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Scalloped Hook-tip
Falcaria lacertinaria

(Linnaeus, 1758) 1645 / 65.001

Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding on birch (Betula spp.). In Dorset, the moth is common in woodland containing birch. Elsewhere, it is seen only occasionally. Two brood cycles are suspected: the main mid-May and early August double brood, where the peak of the second brood is on average, three times larger than that of the first brood, and a smaller single brood, with the main peak in June. The following singletons trapped in hot summers may have been offspring... Read More

Recorded in 35 (88%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2019.
(Data up to end 2019)
Additional Stats

Forewing: 14-18mm
Flight: Two generations. May - June, July - August
Foodplant:   Downy Birch, Silver Birch
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2019)
Date#VC10k Area
27/08/201919SY98 Wareham
25/08/201919SU00 Wimborne
22/08/201919SZ08 Studland / Sandbanks
22/08/201919SY99 Lytchett Matravers
19/08/201919SZ08 Studland / Sandbanks

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