Dark Tussock (Dicallomera fascelina) - iMoths


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Dark Tussock
Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erebidae : Lymantriinae

2027 / 72.016

Photo © Malcolm Hillier, Dungeness, Kent, 24/06/20 m

Similar Bedfordshire Species
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda

Forewing:	18-28mm.
Flight:	One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:	Heather, willows, Bramble, Hawthorn.
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Former Status:	Local
Verification Grade: Adult: 3

Bedfordshire status
Unknown
Only two records for the county - 1799 and 1904

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (5%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1799.
Last Recorded in 1904.

Further info: Dicallomera fascelina