Diurnea fagella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), (march tubic)

1 Oct 2005 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Diurnea fagella is also a member of:
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Gelechioidea)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Record Summary	larva, beaten from Grey Sallow
Found as	Larva
Date	1 October 2005
Capture method	beaten
Associated organism	Salix cinerea
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon	51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
Country	England

Notes:

3rd legs club-footed. Feeds between leaves spun together with silk.

11 Oct 05: spun up between leaves.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Emmet, A.M. (Ed.), 1988. A Field Guide to the Smaller British Lepidoptera, 2nd, revised & enlarged, 288pp, British Entomological and Natural History Society
Waring P, Townsend M, Lewington R., 2003. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 432pp, British Wildlife Publishing

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Diurnea fagella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), (march tubic)

1 Oct 2005 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Diurnea fagella is also a member of:

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