35.143 BF774 - Gelechiidae - Gelechiinae - Teleiodes luculella

35.143 BF774 - Gelechiidae - Gelechiinae - Teleiodes luculella - Crescent Groundling

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data - Day-flying

Taxonomy: Micro >> Gelechiidae

Other Name/s: White Crescent

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Forewing dark grey to blackish, mottled with a large semi-circular whitish blotch towards the base of the forewing and a white spot along the costa at about two thirds.

Distribution: (Last record: 21/06/2024 at Mickleover, Derby ) - Uncertain/Unknown due to insufficient data – very few records – only one report in 2024 – two previous records in 2005.

Flight Period: May / June / - On the wing in May – June

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 10-12mm

Food Plant: Oak (Quercus).

Last Recorded Date: 21/06/2024

Last Recorded By: Christine Maughan

Last Recorded General Area: Mickleover, Derby

No First Date Information Recorded

Froggatt, Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle

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