Cosmopterigidae: Antequerinae

0899 (ABH34.001) Pancalia leuwenhoekella, (Linnaeus, 1761)

KR03104

Woodwalton Marsh
Woodwalton Marsh
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Woodwalton Marsh
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards
Woodwalton Marsh
Woodwalton Marsh
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies


General Information

Adults fly in sunshine around the foodplants.

Flies during the day

Wingspan: 10-12mm
Foodplant(s): Hairy Violet (Viola hirta), Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana)
Flying: One generation, April-June
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Mainly chalk and limestone grassland.

Regional Information

Recorded in 2 (0.7%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in May 2008

Recorded date range (Adult): 29 April to 19 June


Nationally Scarce B