Species Details

ABH: 28.009

BF: 648

Family: Oecophoridae

Subfamily: Oecophorinae

Taxon: Endrosis sarcitrella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: White-shouldered House-moth

Account: Common in houses, and around sheds and outhouses throughout the British Isles. Widespread and rather common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 13-20 mm. A familiar and easily recognised inhabitant of many houses, distinguished from the more frequent Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella by the white head and thorax. Larva feeds on detritus and refuse, as well as dried goods, such as cereals and grain.

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: 13 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 26 Feb (2010) — 21 Nov (2011)

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

Foodplant:

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/endrosis-sarcitrella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 228

Individuals: 102

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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