1299 Crambus hamella, (Thunberg, 1788)
National Status :
Nationally Scarce B
Local Status :
Resident (SMP Status 3)
Distribution and abundance :
Local, restricted mainly to Sandling and Brecks heaths
Habitats :
Heathland
Flight Period :
Single-brooded; mid-August to mid-September
Morley's Final Catalogue :
At present almost confined with us to the Breck: Santon Downham before 1890 (Norgate): near Thetford (Harwood); at light in Tuddenham Hall, in that village, during late August 1902 (Mly). Several at Minsmere in Sept. 1928, and one on Sutton Heath in Aug. 1933 (Bp.).
Wingspan details :
Wingspan 24-27mm
Identification
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Further Photographs
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Ipswich, Suffolk (ix.2007) © Neil Sherman
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Dunwich, Suffolk (30.viii.2013) © Paul Kitchener
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