Species Details

ABH: 35.088

BF: 799

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Gelechiinae

Taxon: Neofriseria singula

Authority: (Staudinger, 1876)

Vernacular: Mottled Groundling

Account: Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on heathland in the south and south-east of England, from Hampshire and Kent northwards to Suffolk. There are very few records of this species in mainland Hampshire, and none recently. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 13-15 mm. The most likely confusion species is N. peliella, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Sheep's Sorrel, living within a silken tube or tent.

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: 13 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 Jun (2009) — 23 Jun (2009)

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: pRDB1

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/neofriseria-singula/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2009

Latest Year: 2009

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