Species Details

ABH: 35.079

BF: 733

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Anomologinae

Taxon: Oxypteryx wilkella

=Eulamprotes wilkella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Silver-barred Moss-moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on shingle beaches and dry sandy areas, predominantly on the coast, but also occasionally inland in parts of England, Wales and eastern Scotland; rare in Ireland. Very locally frequent at St Helens, Isle of Wight, while in Hampshire, known only from Sinah Common and Southsea, where first recorded in 1981. Wingspan 8-10 mm. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of Common Mouse-ear and Field Mouse-ear, living within a silken tube or tent, over-wintering in a cocoon.

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: 8 — 10 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 Aug (2011) — 2 Aug (2011)

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

Foodplant:

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

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/oxypteryx-wilkella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2011

Latest Year: 2011

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