Scrobipalpa costella (Bittersweet Moth) - Cambs Micro Moths

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Scrobipalpa costella

Bittersweet Moth

(Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)	819 / 35.123
=Winter Groundling

Recorded in 14 (38%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1987.
Last Recorded in 2026.
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Wingspan:	12-14mm
Flight:	Recorded late in the season, overwintering as an adult.
Foodplant:	Bittersweet
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Immature

Adult

Further info: Scrobipalpa costella

	Gelechiid Recording Scheme
	UK Moths
	Herts & Middx Moths
	Norfolk Moths
	Suffolk Moths
	Bedfordshire Moths
	West Midlands Moths
	Yorkshire Moths
	Upper Thames Moths
	Devon Moths
	Dorset Moths
	Huntingdon HMBG
	Essex Field Club
	Kent Moths
	Hants Moths
	Svenska fjarilar
	Lepiforum.de
	NBN Atlas
	Historical UK Distribution (pre 2013)
	Moth Dissection UK

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