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Scalloped Hook-tip
Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Drepanidae: Drepaninae
1645 / 65.001
Photo © Antony Wren,  Dunwich

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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
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Certainly local and uncommon, but hardly rare.

Recent Suffolk Status: Regularly recorded in the Sandlings and Brecks, with scattered records elsewhere.

Life history: This is a double-brooded species.

Identification: Unmistakeable, rests with wings held in an arch.

Habitats: Woodland, heathy woodland.

Recorded in 39 (67%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1894.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
06/09/2024125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
30/08/2024225TM35Snape/Tunstall
27/08/2024225TM46Minsmere/Leiston
09/08/2024125TM47Blythburgh/Dunwich
03/08/2024125TM45Aldeburgh/Orford
02/08/2024125TM46Minsmere/Leiston
02/08/2024+25TM45Aldeburgh/Orford
01/08/2024125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
31/07/2024225TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
31/07/2024225TM45Aldeburgh/Orford
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