Shaded Fan-foot Herminia tarsicrinalis
Shaded Fan-foot Herminia tarsicrinalis
72.054 BF2491
Wingspan 28-32 mm.
A very retiring species, which occupies bramble (Rubus) thickets in deciduous woodland. It very rarely moves far from these bushes, and as a result of this was only discovered as a British breeding species in the early 1980's.
It has now been found in various parts of East Anglia, and the best means of recording it seems to be to place a light-trap deep into the bramble bushes.
It flies in June and July, and the larvae (at least on the continent) feed on withered leaves.
A very retiring species, which occupies bramble (Rubus) thickets in deciduous woodland. It very rarely moves far from these bushes, and as a result of this was only discovered as a British breeding species in the early 1980's.
It has now been found in various parts of East Anglia, and the best means of recording it seems to be to place a light-trap deep into the bramble bushes.
It flies in June and July, and the larvae (at least on the continent) feed on withered leaves.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 181 |
| July | 346 |
| August | 19 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 2 |
