Scythrididae

0911 (ABH43.002) Scythris grandipennis, (Haworth, 1828)

KR02088

 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards

General Information

Adults fly in sunshine.

Flies during the day

Wingspan: male 14-20mm, female 12-15mm
Foodplant(s): Gorse (Ulex europaeus), Dwarf Gorse (Ulex minor)
Flying: One generation, June

Habitat

Heaths, downs and waste ground, preferring dry soils.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Huntingdonshire.