Species Details

ABH: 48.001

BF: 385

Family: Choreutidae

Subfamily: Choreutinae

Taxon: Anthophila fabriciana

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1767)

Vernacular: Nettle-tap

Account: Common on waste ground, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles Day-flying. The main confusion species is Apple Leaf Skeletoniser Choreutis pariana, which is without whitish markings except along costa, while the closely related Prochoreutis are marked with silvery spots (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds on Stinging Nettle, Small Nettle and Pellitory-of-the-wall.

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: 11 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 25 Apr (2009) — 19 Oct (2008)

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

Foodplant: Parietaria sp., Urtica 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/anthophila-fabriciana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 302

Individuals: 45

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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