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Eupoecilia angustana
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Approx Length (c. 7.5mm) Wingspan (10-15mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Eupoecilia angustana
(Hübner, 1799)954 / 49.111

Locally fairly common resident.

Plantago spp., Thymus spp., Calluna spp, Achillea millefolium, and other Compositae spp. with larva feeding on spun flowers and leaves from July to October, hibernating full-fed in the spinning.

Recorded in 49 (35%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1857.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 10-15mm
Flight: May to September
Foodplant:   Plantains, Yarrow, Sneezewort, Marjoram, Goldenrod, thymes, Heather, Sitka Spruce
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
< Agapeta zoegana | Eupoecilia ambiguella >
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
31/07/2024+VC36 - HerefordshireSO37
31/07/20242VC36 - HerefordshireSO37
30/06/20241VC39 - StaffordshireSJ93
01/09/20231VC37 - WorcestershireSO88
23/08/20233VC37 - WorcestershireSO88
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