63.095 BF1309 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila geniculea

63.095 BF1309 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila geniculea - Chevron Grass-moth

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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Taxonomy: Micro >> Crambidae

Other Name/s: Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Forewing is a pale sandy brown with two elbowed cross-lines and an indistinct pale longitudinal streak.

Distribution: A localised species that is expanding its range in the county.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - occasionally attracted to light

Wingspan: 20-26mm

Food Plant: Short fine grass species.

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

Agriphila geniculea – Melbourne – Tony Davison – August 2020

Catoptria pinella – Melbourne – Tony Davison