Species Details

ABH: 35.066

BF: 735

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Anomologinae

Taxon: Monochroa tenebrella

Authority: (Hübner, [1817])

Vernacular: Burnished Sorrel Moth

Account: Local in scrubland, unimproved grassland and heathland throughout much of the British Isles. In south Hampshire, widely distributed from Holmsley Inclosure in the west to Oxenbourne Down in the east, with a significant population in Botley Wood; in north Hampshire, recorded once, at Wildhern in July 1998; on the Isle of Wight, recorded on a few occasions on the south-west coast, but not since 1978. Wingspan 10-12 mm. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of Sheep's Sorrel.

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: 21 May (2011) — 17 Jul (2004)

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

Foodplant: Rumex acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/monochroa-tenebrella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 31

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2018

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