Species Details

ABH: 19.009

BF: 471

Family: Glyphipterigidae

Subfamily: Acrolepiinae

Taxon: Digitivalva perlepidella

Authority: (Stainton, 1849)

Vernacular: Spikenard Moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Na) on the chalk downs of south-eastern England, and on the limestone hills of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset Day-flying. Larva mines leaves of Ploughman's-spikenard.

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: 10 — 12 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 May (2016) — 14 May (2016)

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

Foodplant: Inula conyzae (Ploughman's-spikenard).

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

Status: Nationally Scarce A

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/digitivalva-perlepidella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2016

Latest Year: 2016

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