35.018 BF0858  -  Gelechiidae -  Anacampsinae - Hypatima rhomboidella - Black Rhomboid Grey Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gelechiidae Other Name/s: Square-spot Crest, Square-spot Sober ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Scrobipalpa costella
ID pointers: A flat looking moth with elongate forewing pale greyish, mottled darker with a blackish almost triangular shape blotch on the costa half-way along leading edge of forewing.
Distribution:  (Last record: 02/10/2003 at Kings Newton )  -  Status unknown in the county. Very few Derbyshire records of a common moth throughout Britain.
Flight Period: July /  August /  -  On the wing July & August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Steve Thorpe, Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 15-19mm
Food Plant: Birch or Hazel twig.
Last Recorded Date: 02/10/2003
Last Recorded By: Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area: Kings Newton
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Waingroves, near Ripley – Steve Thorpe © – Whitwell Woods – Will Soar

 
 

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