Species Details

ABH: 17.009

BF: 459

Family: Ypsolophidae

Subfamily: Ypsolophinae

Taxon: Ypsolopha sylvella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1767)

Vernacular: Long-barred Ochre

Account: Local in oak woodland throughout much of southern England and Wales, with records north to Yorkshire Similar to Y. alpella, but generally darker with more obvious fasciae (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva feeds on Oak, 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: 17 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 18 Jul (2023) — 27 Oct (2025)

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

Foodplant: Quercus sp. (an oak).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 67

Individuals: 66

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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