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35.034 BF749  – Angoumois Grain Moth  – Sitotroga cerealella  – (Olivier, 1789)
Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –      
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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 (in a grocer's warehouse) )  –  An adventive species which is sometimes imported accidentally with various types of grain Harrison & Sterling 1988 list a record from Repton 7/10 /1921 two found in a grocer’s warehouse – interesting record as flight period shown as May-June.
General Comment: None
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 5 April 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10mm
Food Plant: Various grain
Last Recorded Year: 1921
Last Recorded By – Harrison & Sterling 1988
Last Recorded General Area – Repton (in a grocer's warehouse)

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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1921 - 1921)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.

Distribution Map for Sitotroga cerealella

Found 1 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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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 )

Monthly Counts By Year: Sitotroga cerealella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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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%
Sitotroga cerealella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Sitotroga cerealella

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 - Sitotroga cerealella – 1 records available

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

Site Name Tetrad Date Count Stage Recorder Source RecordKey
Repton SK32D 07/10/1921 2 Adult Harrison & Sterling old_documented_vc57_moth_data

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