Monochroa divisella

    Iris Miner

    GelechiidaeABH 35.072 B&F 745

    "Turf Moor, near Shapwick Station; two specimens 28 June 1936 and a further two 1 July 1937.  This species has hitherto only been taken in the Cambridgeshire fens; it is, it is believed, unknown on the Continent".  (A. R. Hayward (1939), Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society).

    This is the only county record; the area has been well-recorded since, and it is difficult to believe the species is still resident here.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4