Species Details

ABH: 63.075

BF: 1336

Family: Crambidae

Subfamily: Scopariinae

Taxon: Eudonia pallida

Authority: (Curtis, 1827)

Vernacular: Pallid Grey

Account: Local in marshes, river-banks and damp areas throughout much of the British Isles One of the smallest British scopariines, easily recognised by the weak markings, pale coloration, and small, blackish stigmata [Goater]. Larva feeds on various mosses.

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 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 May (2010) — 2 Oct (2024)

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/eudonia-pallida/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 99

Individuals: 37

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2025

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