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Triangle
Heterogenea asella

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 174 / 53.002

Davey, P., 2009: A rare and declining species, known only from a few scattered sites across southern England, the larva feeding on oak (Quercus spp.) or beech (Fagus sylvatica), but abroad on lime (Tiliae spp.), birch (Betulae spp.) and poplar (Populus spp.) also. In Dorset, this tiny macro moth, more micro than macro to look at some might say, has been found in mid-July in two old deciduous but widely-separated woods on clay soil: Oakers Wood, at MV light on 12 July 1997 (D Foot) and Boys... Read More

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Recorded in 2 (5%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1997.
Last Recorded in 2003.
(Data up to end 2019)
Additional Stats

Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Red Data Book
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2019)
Date#VC10k Area
15/07/200319SU00 Wimborne
12/07/199719SY89 Bere Regis

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