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Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Beautiful Twitcher
(Vagrant Twitcher)
48.0050 (B&F: 386)

Synonym(s):
Tebenna bjerkandrella sensu Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935 ♀ genitalia et auctt. nec (Thunberg, 1784)
Tebenna vibrana sensu auctt. nec (Hübner, [1813])


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Choreutoidea
    »Family: Choreutidae
      »Subfamily: Choreutinae

Number of records: 19
Recorded in: 14 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 23 vii 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: ?Adult: Very scarce species

There are only three modern records. In August 1930 a singleton was seen at Southwick. An adult was found at Atherington on August 22nd 1997 and three larvae were found feeding on fleabane at the same place on October 4th 1998, these being bred through to adulthood. (Pratt, 2011).

Tebenna micalis
Newhaven, 13 x 2023
Photo: Steven Teale
Tebenna micalis
Bracklesham, 01 x 2014
Photo: Derek Lee
Tebenna micalis
Bracklesham, 16 x 2017
Photo: Derek Lee
Tebenna micalis
Saltdean, 24 vii 2015
Photo: Tim Wilton
Tebenna micalis
Fishbourne, 26 x 2021
Photo: Robert Watson
Tebenna micalis
Hastings - part 1, 21 x 2022
Photo: Martin Allen
Tebenna micalis
Knepp Estate, 29 ix 2021
Photo: Bob Foreman
Tebenna micalis
Crowborough, 31 xi 2014
Photo: Charles Waters

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Distribution at 1km scale

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Phenology (larval)

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