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Dichrorampha aeratana
Dingy Daisy Moth (Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1287 / 49.311
Photo © Brian Jones

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Lead-coloured Daisy Moth
Dichrorampha plumbana
Tansy Moth
Dichrorampha sedatana
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Flight: May - July.
Foodplant:   Oxeye Daisy
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
Status
Rare.
Confusion with D. plumbana.
Rough meadows and waysides. The male is on the wing in the afternoon during warm sunny weather and both sexes fly about the foodplant at dusk.

First recorded in 1995 with subsequent records from Swanton Novers and Overstrand in 2013 and various locations in recent years.

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Recorded in 10 (14%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1995.
Last Recorded in 2022.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
24/06/2022128TF63Dersingham
23/05/2022128TF83North Creake
17/06/2021127TG11Costessey
31/05/2021128TF92North Elmham
16/06/2020427TG02Hindolveston
15/06/2020127TG02Hindolveston
27/05/2020128TF92North Elmham
25/05/2020128TF92North Elmham
22/05/2020127TG11Costessey
24/06/2019127TG11Costessey
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