Metaxmeste phrygialis
Metaxmeste phrygialis
Adult • Alpe d'Huez, France • © Patrick Reynaud

(B50) BF1359a

Metaxmeste phrygialis

(Hübner, 1796)


Wingspan c.15 mm. This alpine species is on the British list solely on the basis of a single doubtful record from the Scottish Highlands in the mid 19th Century. Abroad, it occurs commonly at high altitude in the Alps, and flies by day from June to August.

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