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Family: Erebidae   Checklist Number: 72.060

Hypenodes humidalis  Doubleday, 1850

Marsh Oblique-barred

First recorded on South Uist in 2013 with seven subsequent records as of 2024. One of the smallest macro-moths, this species is easily overlooked. On the wing from July to August over boggy heath and moorland. Surprisingly, the larval food-plants are still unknown.

References: 
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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