Species Details

ABH: 63.069

BF: 1342

Family: Crambidae

Subfamily: Scopariinae

Taxon: Eudonia angustea

Authority: (Curtis, 1827)

Vernacular: Narrow-winged Grey

Account: Historically associated with coastal sand-dunes and rough ground throughout the British Isles, this species in recent decades has been increasingly common inland. This picture is mirrored in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight and it is generally regular to traps across the two counties, and is the only scopariid to be seen in winter. Wingspan 17-22 mm. Easily recognised by the narrow, pointed, brown-tinted forewing [Goater]. Larva feeds on various mosses, often on walls and sand dunes.

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: 17 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 13 Mar (2024) — 14 Nov (2025)

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

Foodplant: Pseudocrossidium revolutum (Revolute Beardmoss), Tortula muralis (Wall Screwmoss).

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/eudonia-angustea/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 291

Individuals: 182

Earliest Year: 1994

Latest Year: 2025

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