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Ypsolopha mucronella
Spindle Moth (Scopoli, 1763)
Ypsolophidae: Ypsolophinae
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Photo © Stephen Youngs,  20/04/2018 - Peddars Way

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Wingspan: 26-33mm
Flight: August to May
Foodplant:   Spindle
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Local.
Woodland on calcareous soils.
Overwinters in haystacks or other dense cover.
Mostly recorded March - May.

Recorded in 21 (28%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
19/03/2024127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
09/03/2024128TF91Dereham 
05/03/2024127TG11Costessey
06/06/2023+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
01/05/2023127TG12Cawston
28/04/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
16/04/2023128TF90Watton
16/04/2023127TG11Costessey
14/04/2023127TG31Upton
09/04/2023127TG10Cringleford / Intwood
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