Spilomelinae

CRAMBIDAE

Subfamily: Spilomelinae (17G 25S)

Fairly broad wings, often strongly patterned, long legs. Larvae are web-spinners or leaf-rollers.

Udea (7S)

031 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl)

032 Udea fulvalis

ws: 24-29mm; Jul-Aug; Lamiaceae;
rare migrant to S coast and may now be established in Hampshire and Dorset

033 Udea lutealis (Pale Straw Pearl)

034 Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl)

035 Udea uliginosalis (Mountain Pearl)

036 Udea decrepitalis

037 Udea olivalis (Olive Pearl)

Pleuroptya

038 Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl)

Genus now changed to Patania according to Norfolk Moths

Mecyna (2S)

039 Mecyna flavalis (Yellow Pearl)

ws: 25-29mm; Jul-Aug; not certain;
pRDB - coastal downland from Kent to Cornwall (several strongholds in Hampshire)

040 Mecyna asinalis

Agrotera

041 Agrotera nemoralis
(Beautiful Pearl)

Diplopseustis

042 Diplopseustis perieresalis
(Eastern Black Tabby)

Accidental import from Asia, now established on Canary Islands from where migrants may have reached GB. 20 British records.

Diasemia

043 Diasemia reticularis

ws: 18-22mm; May-Sep; rare migrant from southern Europe to coasts of S England

Diasemiopsis

044 Diasemiopsis ramburialis

ws:17-22mm; Jun-Oct; scarce migrant from southern Europe to coasts of S England

Maruca

045 Maruca vitrata
(Mung Moth)

ws: 28-34mm; Jul-Aug; rare migrant with14 wild caught British records

Duponchelia

046 Duponchella fovealis
(Dark Marbled Tabby)