63.017 BF1377  -  Crambidae -  Pyraustinae - Anania lancealis - Long-winged Pearl Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Crambidae Other Name/s: Perinephela lancealis, Eurrhypara lancealis ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing a pale yellowish-white brown with various shades of heavily clouded greyish-brown. A central pale yellowish blotch in each fore and hind wing. A serrated cross-line running through the wings. A smart and easily identified pyralid.
Distribution:  (First record: 04/07/1998 at Calke Park )  -  A further 16 were attracted to light at the same location on 16th July 1998. The species has since been found at Crich Chase, Amber gate on 9th June 2008. The last Micro Moth Report was published by DANES in 2019. This appears to be the first record since this publication. Trapped by Clive Ashton on 9th July 2022.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  -  On the wing during June-August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Clive Ashton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 26-34mm
Food Plant: Mostly Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium).
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
First Recorded Date: 04/07/1998

IMAGES BELOW:  Cromford, Derbyshire – Clive Ashton© 

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