35.004 BF847  –  Gelechiidae –  Anacampsinae – Aproaerema taeniolella – Common White-barred – (Zeller, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Anacampsinae
Other Name/s: Syncopacma taeniolella (Silver-barred Sober).
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Aproaerema larseniella (Meadow White-barred); Aproaerema cinctella (Scarce White-barred)
ID pointers: Easily confused with Aproaerema larseniella and Aproaerema cinctella. The underside of the forewing needs to be checked for the presence of a diffuse white bar and a costal spot on underside of hind wing
Distribution:  (Last record: 19 June 2025 at Belper )  –  Uncertain – 7 records prior to 2010 – no further records (DaNES) a plausible record on iRecord 27/6/2023 – Toton. One recorded from Belper 19/6/2025.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July –  single generation in July Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12mm
Food Plant: Common Birds-foot Trefoil and sometimes clover and meddick
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

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Distribution Map for Aproaerema taeniolella

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Aproaerema taeniolella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Aproaerema taeniolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Aproaerema taeniolella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Aproaerema taeniolella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Aproaerema taeniolella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Aproaerema taeniolella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Aproaerema taeniolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Aproaerema taeniolella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Aproaerema taeniolella – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
BelperSK34N19/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Toton WashlandsSK43X27/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract

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