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Widespread and common - almost ubiquitous.
This is probably one of our most familiar micro moths, even if the uninitiated misidentify it as a tortricid and then inevitably fail to arrive at a name. During a light-hearted discussion with Mark Cooper on the usefulness or otherwise of English names for micro-moths, Carcina quercana was jokingly given the name of 'The Flat Cooper', for reasons which are wholly flippant. The name was picked up on by a European entomologist whilst I was collecting in Hungary and used in a publication; the origin of this entirely 'spoof' name, and its author, is therefore placed on record!

Recorded in 37 (90%) of 41 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1888. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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