Species Details

ABH: 39.005

BF: 903

Family: Parametriotidae

Taxon: Chrysoclista linneella

Authority: (Clerck, 1759)

Vernacular: Lime Flame

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in lime woodland, parkland, urban areas and on roadside verges in parts of southern England and southern Wales, with records north to Yorkshire Differs from C. lathamella in the forewing, which has the orange ground colour undivided, by the narrow dark edging of the basal part of the costa and by the lack of a patch of erect dark scales in the second dorsal spot (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds within bark of Common Lime, Small-leaved Lime and Large-leaved Lime.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 10 — 13 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 21 Jun (2003) — 13 Aug (2024)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Tilia sp. (a lime).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/chrysoclista-linneella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 5

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2025

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