Ypsolophidae : Ypsolophinae
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Ypsolopha mucronella
(Scopoli, 1763)451 / 17.001

Hertfordshire Notes:
Widespread and local, restricted by habitat availability; it prefers woodlands on chalky soils where the larvae feed on Spindle Euonymus europaeus.The flight chart seems to suggest that overwintered adults are easier to find than pre-hibernation individuals?

Middlesex Notes:
Unrecorded.

Recorded in 14 (34%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1890.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
17/05/2024+21TQ17 - Brentford / Hounslow / Richmond
20/03/2024120TL34 - Royston (S)
19/03/2024120TL10 - St Albans
17/11/2023120TL34 - Royston (S)
19/08/2023220TL42 - Bishop's Stortford (N)
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Wingspan: 26-33mm
Flight: August to May
Foodplant:   Spindle
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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