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Ptocheuusa paupella
Pale Seedhead Moth (Zeller, 1847)
Gelechiidae: Anomologinae
748 / 35.061
Photo © Dave Jones,  06/08/2018 - Stoke Holy Cross

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 10-12 mm.
Flight: Two Generations. Jun. Aug-Sep.
Foodplant:   Common Fleabane, Golden Samphire, Common Knapweed, mint
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Rare.
Buff ground colour streaked with white and darker speckling.
Occurs on damp grassland, ditches, woodland rides and at the edges of salt-marshes.

VC27,28 records [MBGBI vol4.2]

Recorded in 9 (12%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
06/09/2023128TF63Dersingham
24/08/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
23/08/2023128TF62Dersingham Bog
23/08/2023128TF62Dersingham Bog
19/08/2023127TG10Bowthorpe
09/08/2023127TG20Poringland
09/08/2023328TF74Holme
03/08/2022128TF63Dersingham
26/07/2022428TF74Holme NNR
27/08/2020227TG10Bowthorpe
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