48.001 BF385 - Choreutidae - Choreutinae - Anthophila fabriciana

48.001 BF385 - Choreutidae - Choreutinae - Anthophila fabriciana - Nettle Tap

- Generally Common / Widespread - Day-flying

Taxonomy: Micro >> Choreutidae

Other Name/s: Common Nettle-tap

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Fairly distinctive in appearance, with a dark brown forewing, variably speckled with white, dark brownish cross-bands and whitish markings on the costa, forming fine white lines. Chequered fringes to the forewing.

Distribution: Widely distributed and common to abundant in the county.

Flight Period: April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / - On the wing during April – November. Found around large clumps of Nettle (Urtica dioica), the larval food-plant.

Moth Activity: Diurnal

Wingspan: 11-15mm

Food Plant: Nettle (Urtica dioica).

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar© – Buxton – Steve Orridge©