35.034 BF749  –  Gelechiidae –  Apatetrinae – Sitotroga cerealella – Angoumois Grain Moth – (Olivier, 1789) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Apatetrinae
** DUBIOUS RECORD NEEDS FURTHER DISCUSSION **
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 October 1921 at Repton )  –  An adventive species which is sometimes imported accidentally with various types of grain Repton 7/10 /1921 in a warehouse – flight period May-June??
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  –  Anytime between May-September-October – main flight period seems to be May-June Moth Activity: Cathemeral  – Any time Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10mm
Food Plant: Various grain
Last Recorded Year: 1921
Last Recorded By – Harrison & Sterling
Last Recorded General Area – Repton

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Distribution Map for Sitotroga cerealella

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Sitotroga cerealella

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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: Sitotroga cerealella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Sitotroga cerealella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Sitotroga cerealella
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Recordings By Year: Sitotroga cerealella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Sitotroga cerealella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
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Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Sitotroga cerealella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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( 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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Sitotroga cerealella – 0 records available

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