Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula
Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula
72.069 BF2473
Wingspan 23-27 mm.
A largely single-brooded species, which flies from June to August, with a small second generation in September-October in more southerly parts.
It occupies woodland, parks, gardens and orchards and the larvae feed on lichens which grow on the bark of a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees.
It is locally distributed over the southern half of Britain.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 8 |
| April | 6 |
| May | 314 |
| June | 14,810 |
| July | 20,796 |
| August | 1,064 |
| September | 824 |
| October | 439 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 16 |
