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Dasystoma salicella  
         
  B&F: 0665

ABH: 29.003

Status:  Unknown

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare - no modern records

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  6-10mm(F), 17-20mm(M)

Flight Period:  April

Observations: Larvae feed on Sallow and Blackthorn. Only a single historic record for this species. Males are reported to fly around noon in search of wingless females.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  .

First Record:  1907, Wallis