Beautiful Hook-tip, Laspeyria flexula Erebidae (Noctuidae)     Boletobiinae (Rivulinae)

ABH 72.069
B&F 2473   *   Laspeyria flexula   *   Beautiful Hook-tip


Local distribution in southern half of England and Wales
Wingspan: 23-27mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Woodland, parks, orchards and gardens where lichens are present

Larvae feed on lichens on deciduous and coniferous trees



Beautiful Hook-tip, Laspeyria flexula
Beautiful Hook-tip, Laspeyria flexula
Parkstone, Dorset. June 2012

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