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Spuleria flavicaput
Yellow Cap (Haworth, 1828)
Parametriotidae
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Photo © Andy Brown,  14/05/2018 - Denver Sluices

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 12-14mm
Flight: May to June
Foodplant:   Hawthorn
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Scarce.
Charcoal-grey species with a distinct yellow head and two sets of raised scale-tufts on forewings.
Adult flies in morning sunshine around branches of hawthorn.
Rests with spread wings and waving antennae.
Woodland edges, scrub and hedgerows.

VC27,28 records [MBGBI vol4.1 p217]

Recorded in 18 (24%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2022.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
16/05/2022127TG22North Walsham
14/05/2022128TF91Dereham
16/06/2021128TF63Snettisham
09/06/2021127TG23North Walsham
05/06/2021128TF52Terrington St Clement
03/06/2021127TG11Costessey
02/06/2021128TF52Terrington St Clement
20/05/2020+27TG32Honing
15/05/2020127TM19Ashwellthorpe
24/03/2020128TF50Downham Market (W)
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