Barred Hook-tip (Watsonalla cultraria)


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Barred Hook-tip
Watsonalla cultraria (Fabricius, 1775)
Drepanidae : Drepaninae

1647 / 65.003

Photo © Stephen Youngs, 04/05/2018 - Peddars Way

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Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria

Forewing:	12-17mm.
Flight:	Two Generations. May-Jun. Jul-Sep.
Foodplant:	Beech.
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Former Status:	Local
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Status
Local, not commonly recorded.
Found in Beech woodland.
Attracted to light, males also fly in the sunshine.

Recorded in 45 (61%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date	#	VC	10k	Area
09/09/2023	+	28	TL78	Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
07/09/2023	+	28	TL78	Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
01/09/2023	1	28	TL79	Mundford
11/08/2023	2	27	TG10	Cringleford (UEA)
31/07/2023	1	27	TG33	Ridlington
31/07/2023	1	27	TG04	Glandford
28/07/2023	1	28	TL79	Mundford
23/07/2023	1	28	TL79	Mundford
14/05/2023	1	27	TG13	Hempstead
11/09/2022	1	27	TG13	Gresham

Further info: Watsonalla cultraria