435 Zelleria hepariella, Stainton, 1849
National Status :
Local
Local Status :
Resident (SMP Status 4)
Distribution and abundance :
Rare
Habitats :
Predominantly on chalky soils
Flight Period :
Single-brooded; July to April
Larval foodplants :
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Records :
Ipswich Golf Course (N Sherman, 28.ix.2004)
Morley's Final Catalogue :
Very rare and local with us; on ash. Unobserved since it was taken at Leiston before 1890 (Grey).
Wingspan details :
Wingspan 10-15mm
Identification
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Further Photographs
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Woolpit, Suffolk (iv.2011) © P Bryant
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