Species Details

ABH: 63.117

BF: 1348

Family: Crambidae

Subfamily: Acentropinae

Taxon: Parapoynx stratiotata

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Ringed China-mark

Account: Common in ponds, canals and other aquatic habitats throughout England Distinguished from other related species by the white, dark-rimmed discal spot, present in both sexes [Goater]. Larva feeds on various pondweeds and water plants, living entirely underwater.

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: male 22 — 24 mm; female 28 — 30 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 21 May (2020) — 9 Sep (2022)

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

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/parapoynx-stratiotata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 90

Individuals: 13

Earliest Year: 1997

Latest Year: 2025

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