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.....There are currently no Nottinghamshire records of
Proutia betulina, but this is one species which could well turn
up on some lowland heath site, or possibly one of the county's golf
courses which lie on sandy soil. The larval case is distinctive among
other UK Psychidae, as it is covered with flakes of bark. We have
recorded larvae Luffia ferchaultella adorning their cases with
bark, but only very rarely and using just one or two bark pieces and
nothing approaching the level of Proutia betulina. Grateful
thanks to Martin Gray, for very kindly allowing the use of his
photographs. |
