Photo © Dave Cooke

Acrobasis consociella

Checklist Number
62.038 [B&F: 1437]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Acrobasis
Species:consociella
Authority:(Hübner, [1813])

Local in oak and other deciduous woodland and areas with scattered oak-trees throughout most of the British Isles, but not in northern Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widely distributed and fairly common. Wingspan 19-22 mm. A greyer species than Conobathra repandana or C. tumidana, differing particularly in the greyer basal area of the forewing, which is distinctly reddish in the Conobathra, although in some parts of the country, the median and outer parts of the wing are purplish or crimson, the basal area is always grey [Goater]. Larva feeds on Oak, living gregariously within spun or rolled leaves.

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
Main flight time
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Larval

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