63.014 BF1370  -  Crambidae -  Pyraustinae - Sitochroa palealis - Sulphur Pearl - (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Crambidae
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ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: It is quite a distinctive looking species with silky pale yellowish to whitish upper-wings, darker veins and a diffused central darker patch
Distribution:  (Last record: 2019 at Forbes Hole, Long Eaton )  -  DaNES – 9 records prior to 2010, also 9/8/2013 Long Eaton: iRecord – Mayfield Grove 29/7/2015, Forbes Hole, Long Eaton 5/7/2019 – no further records to 2024
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  -  An occasional migrant Moth Activity: Cathemeral  - Can be disturbed during the day and comes to light on occasions Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 26-32mm
Food Plant: Wild Carrot
Last Recorded Year: 2019
No First Date Information Recorded

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