Scythris limbella
Goosefoot Owlet
Wingspan c.15 mm.
Where the larval foodplants occur.
The moths fly between June and September, possibly in two generations.
In May-June and July-August, the larvae feed amongst the shoots and flowers of Goosefoot (Chenopodium) or Orache (Atriplex), in a slight web.
Distributed in south-east and southern-central England, with some records from Yorkshire, this is a relatively uncommon species. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as RDB3.
It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
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egaten
Thurlaston garden
25 July 2018
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
10 June 2023
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
26 August 2019
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Species profile
- Common names
- Goosefoot Owlet
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Scythrididae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 25/07/2018 (Gaten, Ted)
- Last record:
- 16/06/2023 (Gaten, Ted)
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egaten
Thurlaston garden
25 July 2018
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
10 June 2023
egaten
Thurlaston garden
25 July 2018
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
05 August 2018
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
26 August 2019
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
17 July 2022
