62.076 BF1415 - Pyralidae - Pyralinae - Hypsopygia glaucinalis

62.076 BF1415 - Pyralidae - Pyralinae - Hypsopygia glaucinalis - Double-striped Tabby

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Pyralidae

Other Name/s: Orthopygia glaucinalis

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Forewing brownish grey, suffused reddish-brown, with two pale yellow wavy cross-lines and two small yellow marks on the leading edge of the forewing. Wing tips rounded.

Distribution: Local in Derbyshire to the south of the county. Maybe spreading. Frequents haystacks and thatches.

Flight Period: June / July / August / September / October / November / - On the wing during June – November.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 23-30mm

Food Plant: Haystacks and thatches.

Last Recorded By - Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

Hypsopygia glaucinalis – Tony Davison

Meal Moth – Hypsopygia glaucinalis – Tony Davison

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