Species Details

ABH: 72.056

BF: 2488

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Herminiinae

Taxon: Pechipogo strigilata

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Common Fan-foot

Account: Nationally scarce (Na) in ancient deciduous woodland in parts of southern England, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Still found in a few localities in its previous range which included most of England south of the Humber and parts of Wales The most likely confusion species is the rare immigrant Jubilee Fan-foot Zanclognatha lunalis, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Pedunculate Oak.

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: 32 — 34 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 May (1948) — 14 Jul (1971)

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

Foodplant: Betula sp. (a birch).

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

Status: Near Threatened (NT)

UK BAP: BAP

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pechipogo-strigilata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 50

Individuals: 85

Earliest Year: 1924

Latest Year: 2010

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