Photo © Mike Wall
Hollyhock Seed Moth
Pexicopia malvella
Checklist Number35.032 [B&F: 0809]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Apatetrinae |
| Genus: | Pexicopia |
| Species: | malvella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1805]) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in grassland, saltmarshes and gardens in parts of south-eastern England, once widespread throughout England and Wales as far north as the eastern border counties of Scotland, it now appears to be contracting its range (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2). In Hampshire there is a scattering of records mainly in the south-east of the county; in the north, recorded for the first time in 1992, at Leckford, since when only recorded from Selborne and the Bordon area. In recent times, only found on the Isle of Wight at Freshwater in 2010 and 2011, the first record for at least 60 years. Wingspan 18-20 mm. Larva feeds on seeds of Marsh-mallow and Hollyhock, over-wintering in a cocoon.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)