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Euspilapteryx auroguttella
Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Ex. Larva - Throckmorton VC37. 2011

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Euspilapteryx auroguttella
Stephens, 1835297 / 15.016
=Eucalybites auroguttella

Fairly common resident in grassland and open woodland.

Hypericum spp. with larva feeding in June and September/October in a blotch on the underside of a leaf and then rolling a leaf into a cone.

Comes to light.

Recorded in 51 (36%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 9-10mm
Flight: Two Generations, May and August
Foodplant:   Perforate St John's Wort, Slender St John''s Wort
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1  Mine: A
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
29/09/2024+VC37 - WorcestershireSP05 -
08/08/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO74
19/07/20241VC40 - ShropshireSO59
01/10/20231VC37 - WorcestershireSO74
27/08/2023+VC39 - StaffordshireSK22 -
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