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05.001 Opostega salaciella

Opostega salaciella
Opostega salaciella

Species account from Moths of Glamorgan
(Gilmore, Slade & Stewart, 2009):

A very small white moth with large white eyecaps that is rarely encountered. The larval stages have not been found in the UK, but it is thought to feed on docks and sorrels. The three widely separated records tell us little about the true distribution of this moth in the county.



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10km Distribution Map

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Tetrad Distribution Map

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Moth Records

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Site Gridref Quantity Date Recorder More Info
Crymlyn Burrows (dune-saltmarsh transition) SS718931 1 26 Jun 1996 D.J. Slade
Maesteg, Mynydd Bach (west) SS8592 1 04 Jul 2011 P. Parsons
Pen-y-lan SO0704 1 07 Jul 2018 D.J. Slade
Cwmdulais Cottages (west garden) SN615034 1 18 Jun 2017 Barry Stewart
Maesteg, Mynydd Bach (west) SS8592 3 22 Jun 2009 P. Parsons
Llandaff, Cardiff ST1577 3 19 Jun 2019 Stephen Hippisley
Maesteg, Mynydd Bach (west) SS8592 1 09 Jul 2005 P. Parsons
Dare Valley CP (west), Aberdare SN9702 1 22 Jun 2001 D.R.W. Gilmore, M.C. Powell, D.J. Slade
Cardiff (general) ST17 1 19 Jan 2012 K. Slade
Templeton Avenue, Cardiff ST17248228 1 09 Jul 2013 D.J. Slade
Waterfall Terrace, Resolven SN824018 1 05 Jun 2011 Jenny Colley
Cwmdulais Cottages (west garden) SN615034 1 18 Jun 2017 Barry Stewart
Llandaff, Cardiff ST1577 3 05 Jul 2019 Stephen Hippisley
Plunch Lane, Mumbles SS62298727 1 30 Jul 2014 Owain Gabb
Llandaff, Cardiff ST1577 3 05 Jul 2019 Stephen Hippisley
Llandaff, Cardiff ST1577 3 19 Jun 2019 Stephen Hippisley
Crymlyn Bog (Jersey Marine) site 2b SS709938 1 13 Jun 2009 B. Stewart & V. Shenston
Garden ST15587774 3 05 Jul 2019 Stephen Hippisley
Garden ST15587774 3 19 Jun 2019 Stephen Hippisley
Bryn tip reserve SS822923 4 19 Jul 2021 Paul Parsons
Llanmadoc SS439935 1 25 Jun 2023 Barry Henwood
Waun y gilfach: Llangynwyd SS847883 1 11 Jul 2022 Paul Parsons

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