19.014 BF476 - Glyphipterigidae - Acrolepiinae - Acrolepia autumnitella - Speckled Bittersweet Moth

19.014 BF476 - Glyphipterigidae - Acrolepiinae - Acrolepia autumnitella - Speckled Bittersweet Moth - Curtis, 1838

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species - Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -

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Taxonomy: Micro >> Glyphipterigidae

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Other Name/s: Bittersweet Fanner

ID Difficulty: amber

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Confusion Species: Acrolepiopsis assectella (Leek Moth)

Distribution: (Last record: 01/10/2023 at Calke Park ) - DaNES 6 records between 2005-2014; Leaf Mine from Calke Park 1/10/2023; Status uncertain

Flight Period: July / October / - Two generations with the second one in October over wintering

Mine Period: June / August / September / October / - A large whitish or translucent blotch in leaves

Moth Activity: Cathemeral

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 11-13mm

Food Plant: Deadly Nightshade, Bittersweet

Last Recorded Date: 01/10/2023

Last Recorded By: Graham Finch

Last Recorded General Area: Calke Park

No First Date Information Recorded

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