Species Details

ABH: 43.005

BF: 914

Family: Scythrididae

Taxon: Scythris subcinctella

=Scythris crassiuscula

=Scythris fletcherella

Authority: (Bruand, [1851])

Vernacular: Rock-rose Runner

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on chalk downland and limestone downland in England, where more common in the south Day-flying, especially the males, in sunshine. Larva feeds on Common Rock-rose, living within a silken tube or tent.

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: 9 — 11.5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 Jun (2007) — 25 Jul (2013)

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/scythris-subcinctella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 9

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2013

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