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Prochoreutis myllerana
Skullcap Skeletoniser (Fabricius, 1794)
Choreutidae: Choreutinae
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Photo © Keith Mitchell,  Stoke Goldington 28/07/2022

Similar Upper Thames Species
Banded Skullcap Skeletoniser
Prochoreutis sehestediana
Nettle-tap
Anthophila fabriciana
Foodplant:   Skullcap, Lesser Skullcap
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4

Classified as Nationally Scarce in the UK and in our region is found very locally, mainly in the damper areas of mid-Bucks and mid-Oxon which host its food-plant. Flies mainly in sunshine.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 10 (13%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1980.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
28/07/2022+24SP84 - Npt. Pagnell, Stoke Goldington
17/07/2022123SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
01/06/2022+23SP41 - Kidlington, Woodstock
12/10/2021123SP41 - Kidlington, Woodstock
30/08/2019124SP72 - Winslow, Claydons, Finemere
Further info: Prochoreutis myllerana
 
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