Hypsopygia glaucinalis

Alternative names
Double-striped Tabby
Orthopygia glaucinalis
Description

Wingspan 23-30 mm. A mid brown coloured moth with two pale lines running across the wings.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

It frequents sheds and farm buildings, gardens, hay-stacks, thatched roofs and bird nests.

When to see it

On the wing in July and August, when it comes to light.

Life History

The larvae feed amongst the thatch or hay, or in other kinds of dry vegetable matter, such as birds' nests.

UK Status

Relatively common locally in the Southern half of England, though numbers appear to be decreasing. It is also an occasional migrant to the South. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)

Reference
62.076 BF1415

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Species profile

Common names
Double-striped Tabby
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Records on NatureSpot:
83
First record:
05/07/2003 (Skevington, Mark)
Last record:
08/10/2023 (Gamble, David)

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