Species Details

ABH: 28.019

BF: 649

Family: Oecophoridae

Subfamily: Oecophorinae

Taxon: Esperia sulphurella

Authority: (Fabricius, 1775)

Vernacular: Sulphur Bark Moth

Account: Common in woodland, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles, north to central Scotland. Day-flying, although may come to light. Unmistakable. Larva feeds in the decaying wood and associated fungi of many native deciduous trees.

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 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 19 Mar (2008) — 11 Jun (2004)

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/esperia-sulphurella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 207

Individuals: 112

Earliest Year: 1991

Latest Year: 2025

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