Species Details

ABH: 35.094

BF: 796

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Gelechiinae

Taxon: Aroga velocella

Authority: (Zeller, 1839)

Vernacular: Striped Sorrel Moth

Account: Local on heathland, moorland and in woodland clearings throughout much of England. Very local and uncommon in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, where most frequent on the coast, and around the eastern heaths, but apparently absent from much of the New Forest. Wingspan 14-19 mm. Flies in afternoon sunshine and at night. A relatively distinctive and well-marked gelechiid, but confirmation of worn or poorly marked specimens only possible by dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds on Sheep's Sorrel, living within a silken tube or tent.

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: 14 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Apr (2007) — 6 Sep (2006)

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

Foodplant: Rumex acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/aroga-velocella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 19

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2020

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