Prev Flights Rec Search
Monochroa lutulentella
Meadowsweet Borer (Zeller, 1839)
Gelechiidae: Anomologinae
742 / 35.070
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Bronze-coloured form, to light, Trench Wood,Worcestershire. 15.6.23.

Similar West Midlands Species: None
Wingspan: 14-16mm.
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Meadowsweet ?
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4

Very local but can be fairly common in damp woodland and grassland.

Believed to feed in the rootstock of Filipendula ulmaria.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 11 (8%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1897.
Last Recorded in 2019.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
03/08/2019137SO85 - Worcester
12/07/2019136SO54 - NE Hereford & Marden
09/07/2019137SO66 - Upper Sapey & Newnham Bridge
28/06/2019136SO63 - Much Marcle & Aylton
19/07/2016236SO75 - Bringsty & Broadwas
Further info: Monochroa lutulentella
 
UK Moths
Mothdissection UK
Lepiforum.de West Midlands Moths (Full)
Back Record Home
iMoths V1.0 HD © Jim Wheeler 2024