Herpetogramma licarisalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the Grass Webworm, new to Britain

Entomologist's Gazette

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-74

  Goater, B ^a   Knill Jones, S A ^b  

^a The Ridge   (United Kingdom)

^b Roundstone   (United Kingdom)

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