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Family: Crambidae   Checklist Number: 63.005

Pyrausta despicata  (Scopoli, 1763)

Straw-barred Pearl

Rare in Scotland with a small cluster at the southern end of South Uist. The flight period is late May to September over coastal sand-dunes. The larvae feed on plantains (Plantago spp.).

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

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