Hypatima rhomboidella

    Black Rhomboid Grey

    GelechiidaeABH 35.018 B&F 858

    Usually several records of low numbers most year; comes to light but can be found in leaf-rolls on the leaves of hazel in the spring.  Scattered across the county, though commonest towards the south and west.  Targeted searching might well show it to be more common than this.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Square-spot Sober (Hypatima rhomboidella) photographed in Somerset by Steve Chapple
    Square-spot Sober (Hypatima rhomboidella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Square-spot Sober (Hypatima rhomboidella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles