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Eudonia lineola
Coast Grey (Curtis, 1827)
Crambidae: Scopariinae
1341 / 63.071
Photo © JB Kemp,  Eriskay, Outer Hebrides. 20th July 2014

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Common Grey
Scoparia ambigualis
Narrow-winged Grey
Eudonia angustea
Wingspan: 18-20mm
Flight: July - August
Foodplant:   lichens
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
Status
Uncertain, Scarce.

No confirmed modern-day Norfolk records until pupal and larval feeding signs were found at Holkham in 2016.

Unconfirmed adult records from the north coast at Holme in 1995 & 2018 with a specimen finally confirmed in 2024!

Adults must be retained / photographed and possibly dissected for confirmation. Males are very hard to determine from genitalia alone.

C. Barrett [VCH 1901] "lineola., Curt. Norwich, Croxton, Hingham, Denton ; very local"

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Recorded in 10 (14%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1884.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
26/06/2024428TF94Blakeney Point / Stiffkey
25/06/2024128TF74Holme NNR
14/06/2016128TF84Holkham Gap
1999+28TM08East Harling
July 1993+27TG14Sheringham / Beeston
1957 to 1989+27TG42Hickling NNR / Potter Heigham
1889+27TM28Denton
1884+27TG00Hingham
1884+28TL88Thetford
1884+27TG20Norwich (Earlham)
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