Lepidoptera Outer Hebrides

Family: Ypsolophidae   Checklist Number: 17.002

Ypsolopha nemorella   Linnaeus, 1758

Hooked Smudge

A rare species with a sparse Scottish distribution and first recorded on the Outer Hebrides in 2011. Found in woodland from July to August. Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) is the primary foodplant

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