35.01 BF0843  -  Gelechiidae -  Anacampsinae - Aproaerema anthyllidella - Vetch Moth Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gelechiidae Other Name/s: Vetch Sober ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Oxypteryx atrella & O. immaculatella
ID pointers: Wings rest roof-like. Forewing blackish or dark greyish-brown, faintly speckled greyish and usually with a yellow spot two thirds along costa and sometimes a smaller one opposite on the dorsum. Always a thin blackish line in the cilia.
Distribution:  Uncertain in the county. This is the first record since 1977.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  -  On the wing April – October. Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 11mm
Food Plant: Kidney Vetch
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans ©

 
 

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