Species Details

ABH: 17.006

BF: 456

Family: Ypsolophidae

Subfamily: Ypsolophinae

Taxon: Ypsolopha horridella

Authority: (Treitschke, 1835)

Vernacular: Dark Tufted Scallop

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in open woodland and gardens throughout southern England and northern Wales. Barely annual in Hampshire, where recorded widely, but only regular on the coast in the south-east of the county; very rare on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 16-21 mm. Positioning and size of scale tufts on dorsum, and fuscous colouring distinguish Y. horridella from its congeners. Larva feeds on Apple and Blackthorn, beneath a silken web, over-wintering as an egg.

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: 16 — 21 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Jul (2018) — 30 Jul (2018)

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

Foodplant: Malus sp. (an apple), Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn).

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: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/ypsolopha-horridella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2018

Latest Year: 2018

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