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Family: Gelechiidae   Checklist Number: 35.017

Neofaculta ericetella   (Geyer, [1832])

Heather Grey

A common moorland species that is quite variable in its base colour but the black markings are consistent. Active from May to June. Currently only recorded from the southern islands.

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

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