27.001 BF870  –  Autostichidae – Oegoconia quadripuncta – Four-spotted Yellowneck – (Haworth, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> Autostichidae
Other Name/s: Four-spotted Obscure
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: O.deauratella and O.caradjal
ID pointers: The moths rest flat and close to the ground with their wings slightly overlapping. The forewings are narrow and rounded at the apex and are mainly striped as brown and pale creamy yellow cross-bands. Quite a distinctive looking micro moth.Please record all undetermined Oegoconia as Oegoconia agg.
Distribution:  (Last record: 18/07/2022 at Findern )  –  Status in the county unknown as there are two other species in the family, O.caradji and O.deauratella, all closely related and all three resemble each other. Positive ID can only be achieved by gen det. O.quadripuncta seems to be the more common of the three and has the wider distribution, extending north into Lancashire. O.caradji is currently local to the south and east of Britain and O.deauratella is apparently spreading north and west from the south-east of Britain. (August 2020). This record from Melbourne 13/8/2020 and 12 other records from 2004-2015 all from the south of the county (DaNES)
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing during July – August Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 13-16mm
Food Plant: Decaying vegetable matter.
Last Recorded Date: 18/07/2022
Last Recorded Year: 2022
Last Recorded By – Brian & Jean Hallam
Last Recorded General Area – Findern

IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©

 
 

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Distribution Map for Oegoconia quadripuncta

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Found 13 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 12 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Oegoconia quadripuncta

Monthly Counts By Year: Oegoconia quadripuncta

Recordings By Year: Oegoconia quadripuncta

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Oegoconia quadripuncta

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Oegoconia quadripuncta

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Oegoconia quadripuncta – 13 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Oegoconia quadripunctaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202013/08/20201
Oegoconia quadripunctaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201503/08/20151
Oegoconia quadripunctaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A201129/07/20112
Oegoconia quadripunctaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A201002/08/20101
Oegoconia quadripunctaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200907/08/20091
Oegoconia quadripunctaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200815/08/20081
Oegoconia quadripunctaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200829/08/20081
Oegoconia quadripunctaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200703/08/20071
Oegoconia quadripunctaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200710/08/20071
Oegoconia quadripunctaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200605/08/20061
Oegoconia quadripunctaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200604/08/20061
Oegoconia quadripunctaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200421/07/20041
Oegoconia quadripunctaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200427/07/20041

 
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