28.025 BF654 - Oecophoridae - Oecophorinae - Pleurota bicostella - Heath Streak

28.025 BF654 - Oecophoridae - Oecophorinae - Pleurota bicostella - Heath Streak - (Clerck, 1759)

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> Oecophoridae

Other Name/s: Light Streak

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Large tufted labial palps – Overall creamy, silvery off whiye base colour to forewings. A long longitudinal streak from the base to apex of tawny brown. Several black spots dotted within forewing

Distribution: (Last record: 07/03/2025 at Hathersage ) - Significant record – two accounts 23/6/2021 Little Hayfield and 22/6/2022 Hathersage

Flight Period: June / July / - On the wing dawn and just before dusk

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - active during the day, from noon to sunset, and in the early morning and evening

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Wingspan: 23-25mm

Food Plant: Heath or Bell Heather

Last Recorded Date: 07/03/2025

Last Recorded By: The late Claire Miles

Last Recorded General Area: Hathersage

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Pleurota bicostella – 23rd June 2021 – Little Hayfield – The late Claire Miles

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