Species Details

ABH: 47.006

BF: 481

Family: Epermeniidae

Subfamily: Epermeniinae

Taxon: Epermenia falciformis

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Streaked Ridge-back

Account: Local in damp woodland, marshes and freshwater margins throughout much of southern England, rarely in Wales Like several other Epermenia species, the dorsum has a number of prominent hump-like scale-teeth, in E. falciformis there are two, occasionally three, black scale-teeth, the largest one at one-third (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva feeds within stems and leaves of Wild Angelica and Ground Elder, living within a spun or rolled leaf.

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 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Jun (2009) — 5 Aug (2018)

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: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/epermenia-falciformis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2009

Latest Year: 2018

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