Species Details

ABH: 73.199

BF: 2257

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Jodia croceago

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Orange Upperwing

Account: An endangered Red Data Book species, in oak woodland, hedgerows and areas with scattered trees, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Formerly common throughout much of southern England, the west Midlands and North Wales, no British colonies are currently known, although there are post-1980 records from six areas of the country including Surrey and East Sussex. The last Surrey locality for this species was Friday Street/Abinger where 3 were recorded in 1977 and a singleton in 1983. The last East Sussex record was a singleton at Ashdown Forest in 1984 Larva feeds on Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak.

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: 33 — 35 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Quercus sp. (an oak).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Critically endangered (provisionally extinct)

UK BAP: BAP

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/jodia-croceago/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 24

Individuals: 39

Earliest Year: 1833

Latest Year: 1984

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