47.005 BF483  -  Epermeniidae -  Epermeniiae - Epermenia chaerophyllella - Common Ridge-back - (Goeze, 1783) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Epermeniidae Other Name/s: Garden Lance-wing ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing is a blackish-brown, usually showing one to three white spots in the mid-wing. There is a large mixed black and brown scale tuft at about a third along the dorsum, with a smaller second one about half and two tiny ones towards the apex.
Distribution:  (Last record: 31/08/2024 at Lower Gamesley )  -  From the available data appears to be uncommon but likely to be under-recorded. It should be relatively common on Hogweed.
Flight Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  -  All year in two or more generations. The last generations overwintering. Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Clive Ashton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-14mm
Food Plant: Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) but also Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and Angelica (Angelica sylvestris).
Last Recorded Date: 31/08/2024
Last Recorded By: Steve Hind (iRecord)
Last Recorded General Area: Lower Gamesley
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Cromford, Derbyshire -Clive Ashton©

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