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Opostega salaciella  
         
 

B&F: 0119

ABH: 5.001

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Grassland, wasteland

Wingspan:  9-12mm

Flight Period:  June - August

Observations: Only three VC32 records for this species, being last seen in 1995. Larval foodplant is suspected to be Sheep's Sorrel.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  Near Kettering, 27th July to 8th August 1908

First Record:  1908, Wallis