Species Details

ABH: 49.263

BF: 1188

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Pelochrista caecimaculana

Authority: (Hübner, [1799])

Vernacular: Chalk Hill Tortrix

Account: Nationally scarce (Na) in dry pastures, downland and waste ground in parts of southern England and southern Wales In general appearance reminiscent of certain Eucosma species, but distinguished by the poorly developed and inconspicuous ocellus which lacks metallic plumbeous edging [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of Common Knapweed and Brown Knapweed.

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: 14 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 17 May (2011) — 25 Jul (2016)

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

Foodplant: Centaurea nigra (Common Knapweed), Centaurea sp., Serratula sp.

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

Status: Nationally Scarce A

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pelochrista-caecimaculana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 13

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2020

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