Status
.....Remarkably discovered new to Nottinghamshire, when
found by Phil Cadman on a kitchen wall on February 27th 2021. The
initial identification was Dahlica inconspicuella, which is
visually almost identical, but in view of the suburban Worksop location
and D. inconspicuella's restricted range in the county, it was
considered worth checking to be certain of the ID, as Bankesia
conspurcatella was strongly suspected. Thanks to the 'gen det'
assistance of Martin Gray, the moth was confirmed as being Bankesia
conspurcatella. |