Species Details

ABH: 49.214

BF: 1126

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Ancylis badiana

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Meadow Hook-wing

Account: Common in woodland, and on moorland, downland and waste ground throughout the British Isles Flies in late afternoon. Differs from A. paludana by the darker general coloration of the forewing and the presence of never more than a single black dot at the base of the cilia below the subapical dash [Bradley]. Larva feeds on various species of Vetch, Vetchling and Clover, living between leaves spun together with silk, and over-wintering in a cocoon.

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 — 17 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Apr (2017) — 3 Sep (2015)

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

Foodplant: Lathyrus sp., Trifolium sp., Vicia sp.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/ancylis-badiana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 60

Individuals: 3

Earliest Year: 1997

Latest Year: 2023

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