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Tenaga nigripunctella

(Haworth, 1828)201 / 12.002

Morley’s Final Catalogue: One example on the door of Ipswich hospital in 1901 (Pyett, EMM. 1902, 7.)

Recent Status: Considered extinct in Britain. Once rare in outhouses.

Life Style: A single brooded detritivore with the larvae feeding from a portable case.

Identification: Readily identified if it should ever appear again. More Info

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (2%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1901.
Last Recorded in 1901.
Additional Stats

Whittleia retiella | Infurcitinea argentimaculella >

Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
1901125TM14 - Ipswich
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Wingspan: 7-11mm
Flight: June - July
Foodplant:   detritus
Nat Status: Extinct
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
 Immature Adult   [Show Flight Times]
     
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