Duponchelia fovealis (Zeller, 1847)
B&F 1403a [Previous species: B&F1400 Antigastra catalaunalis Next species: B&F1405 Mother of Pearl Back to Index]
This individual represents the first VC55 record of this adventive species that was first recorded in Britain in 1996. There are still relatively few records, and most are now thought to relate to individuals imported as larvae/pupae on various cultivated plants. This individual was found indoors during a period of cold weather and snow, and is likely to have arrived with dwarf cyclamen plants bought prior to Christmas and stored indoors.