Species Account

Select species and region:

Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Rare and very local resident.

Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation

Flight time:

Forewing: 3-4mm.

Foodplant: Broom.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64
Year first recorded	1989	1868	1973	1976
Year last recorded	1989	1951	2015	1978
Number of records	1	2	5	3
Number of individuals	1	1	5	4
Unique positions	1	2	5	3
Unique locations	1	2	5	3
Adult records	1	2	3	3
Immature records	0	0	2	0

For the county, we have a total of 11 records from 11 sites. First recorded in 1868.

Photos

Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Local among broom.

2013 (CHF):Most of our records are of adult moths, however the larval mines should be looked for on broom as this species might be more common than we suspect. The mine is a long black straight gallery which passes down the twig initially. The mine then changes direction and the spaces between the ridges stain black as the mine fills them. The branches may appear stained black as the mines develop and a plant with many mines can often be recognised from a distance. The yellow larva is hardly visible in the mine.

See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species

Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65