Species Details

ABH: 49.122

BF: 949

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Aethes dilucidana

Authority: (Stephens, 1852)

Vernacular: Short-barred Straw

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on downland and waste ground in southern England, with records north to Lancashire and Yorkshire Distinguished from A. francillana and A. beatricella by having the median fascia of the forewing obsolescent in the costal half [Bradley]. Larva feeds on seeds of Wild Parsnip and Hogweed, living between seeds spun together with silk.

Updated: July 2019

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 12 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Jul (2002) — 14 Jul (2002)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Heracleum sp., Pastinaca sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/aethes-dilucidana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2002

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