Species Details

ABH: 27.001

BF: 870

Family: Autostichidae

Subfamily: Symmocinae

Taxon: Oegoconia quadripuncta

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Four-spotted Yellowneck

Account: Common in hedgerows and woodland throughout much of southern England and southern Wales, with records north to Lancashire; rare in Ireland Species of Oegoconia can only be reliably identified by genitalic examination. Larva feeds on leaf litter and decaying vegetable matter.

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 — 16 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jun (2020) — 6 Nov (2025)

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

Foodplant: Detritophagous.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 60

Individuals: 5

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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