Barred tooth-striped moth  (Trichopteryx polycommata)

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Range

Although this scarce moth has a wide distribution in the UK, it occurs only locally. Good populations are known in south Cumbria, Breckland and the Hampshire/ Wiltshire border (3). A handful of populations occur elsewhere in southern England (3), and the range reaches through central Europe to Russia (4).

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Habitat

Found in clearings and rides in woodlands with calcareous or clay soils and in calcareous downland. In all habitats there must be a supply of the larval foodplants, wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare) or ash (Fraxinus excelsior) (3).

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