Species Details

ABH: 63.034

BF: 1390

Family: Crambidae

Subfamily: Spilomelinae

Taxon: Udea prunalis

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Dusky Pearl

Account: Common in thickets, copses and hedgerows throughout the British Isles. Frequently recorded and well distributed across much of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 23-26 mm. Slate-coloured overall appearance and weak markings distinguish from other Udea species, lack of white patch between the stigmata distinguish from U. olivalis. Larva feeds on various herbaceous and woody plants

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: 23 — 26 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 26 May (2017) — 14 Aug (2018)

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

Foodplant: Fragaria sp., 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/udea-prunalis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 113

Individuals: 8

Earliest Year: 1992

Latest Year: 2024

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