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Family: Tortricidae   Checklist Number: 49.207

Ancylis geminana   Donovan, 1806

Willow Hook-wing

First recorded on South Uist in 2010 with small numbers found in subsequent year. The food-plant, willows (Salix spp.), is common, so it may be under-recorded. The flight period is May to August.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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