Species Details

ABH: 16.011

BF: 435a

Family: Yponomeutidae

Subfamily: Yponomeutinae

Taxon: Zelleria oleastrella

Authority: (Millière, 1864)

Vernacular: Olive Spinner

Account: Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from olive groves in southern Europe. First encountered in the UK in 2006 with two in the Isles of Scilly and two in Dorset, all in June. The first reports from Hampshire were in 2016, with the first for Isle of Wight in 2018. Wingspan 12-15 mm. Larva mines leaves of Olive. A possible future colonist on introduced Olive trees.

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: 12 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 Jun (2016) — 22 Jun (2016)

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: Migrant

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/zelleria-oleastrella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2016

Latest Year: 2016

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