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Pale Eggar
Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasiocampidae: Poecilocampinae
1632 / 66.002
Photo © Malcolm Hawkes,  26/08/2020 - Marston Moretaine

Similar Bedfordshire Species: None
Forewing: 14-17mm
Flight: August - September
Foodplant:   Birches, Blackthorn, Hawthorns
Red List: Vulnerable (VU)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Bedfordshire status
Rare resident

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 17 (77%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
01/09/2023130SP93 - Woburn
01/09/2023130TL06 - Riseley, Melchbourne
22/08/2023230SP93 - Woburn
14/08/2023130TL06 - Riseley, Melchbourne
27/04/2022330SP94 - Cranfield, Marston Moretaine
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