Species Details

ABH: 35.065

BF: 728

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Anomologinae

Taxon: Monochroa cytisella

Authority: (Curtis, 1837)

Vernacular: Bracken Gall Moth

Account: Local in woodland and on heathland and hillsides throughout much of England, Wales and southern Ireland Larva feeds within stems of Bracken.

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: 10 — 12 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 3 Jul (2006) — 2 Aug (2009)

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

Foodplant: Pteridium sp.

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/monochroa-cytisella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 23

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2025

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