05.004 (BF121)

Mint Cap   Mint Bent-wing

Pseudopostega crepusculella
Micro
Opostegidae
Adult: 2
Resident. Local.

Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larval period not known.  Adults fly June-August.

Larval Foodplants

Not known but possibly mint species

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Parton Waid by Loch Ken, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 24th June 1996. .

4 record(s) from 4 hectad(s) in D&G

VC74 VC73 VC72
Last recorded 2013
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 UK Moths website - further information on species (with photos)

 East Scotland Butterfly Conservation website - national distribution maps and phenology

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