63.089 BF1305 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila tristella

63.089 BF1305 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila tristella - Common Grass-moth

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Crambidae

Other Name/s: Common Grass-veneer

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: A large grass moth with a pale sandy brown to dark-brown forewing with a pale creamy yellow longitudinal streak running through centre and branching out into “finger-veins” at the wing tip.

Distribution: A common and widely distributed species in grassy places across the county.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: c. 27mm

Food Plant: Grasses.

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

Agriphila tristella – Melbourne – Tony Davison