Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria) - iMoths


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Scalloped Hook-tip
Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Drepanidae : Drepaninae

1645 / 65.001

Photo © Michael Kerr, 19/07/2017 - Sporle (garden)

Similar Norfolk Species
Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula

Forewing:	14-18mm.
Flight:	Two Generations. Apr-Jun. Jul-Aug.
Foodplant:	Downy Birch, Silver Birch.
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Norfolk Status
Heathland, woodland, scrub.
Wings held in an arch over the back, resembling a dried leaf when at rest.

Recorded in 58 (78%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2021.

Further info: Falcaria lacertinaria