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Scalloped Hook-tip
Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Drepanidae: Drepaninae
1645 / 65.001
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Coopers Hill NR 30/04/2010

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Forewing: 14-18mm.
Flight: Two Generations. Apr-Jun. Jul-Aug.
Foodplant:   Downy Birch, Silver Birch.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 15 April to 20 August - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 17 (77%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1918.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
31/07/2024130SP92 - Leighton Buzzard, Totternhoe
23/07/2024130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
18/07/2024130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
12/07/2024130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
11/05/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
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