Photo © Mike Wall

Small Tabby

Aglossa caprealis

Checklist Number
62.073 [B&F: 1420]

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

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Pyralinae
Genus:Aglossa
Species:caprealis
Authority:(Hübner, [1809])

Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on farmland in low-lying areas of England, where associated with old farm buildings, barns and granaries. Recorded in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight but not since the 1920s. Wingspan 23-27 mm. Larva feeds on decaying vegetable matter.

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Alverstone (SZ58)1900-Adult
Alverstone (SZ58)1900-W FassnidgeAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Christchurch (SZ19)1925-Scarsdale C S BrownAdult
Braishfield (SU32)1925-Adult
Warsash (SU40)1925-Adult