Species Details

ABH: 63.044

BF: 1403

Family: Crambidae

Subfamily: Spilomelinae

Taxon: Diasemiopsis ramburialis

Authority: (Duponchel, 1834)

Vernacular: Migrant Sable

Account: Immigrant to southern England from southern Europe. In south Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight it is recorded irregularly, although sightings have increased in the 21st century. Very rarely reported from north Hampshire. Wingspan 17-22 mm. The most likely confusion species is Diasemia reticularis, which see for differences. Larva and life-cycle undescribed, and there is no evidence of breeding in the UK.

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: 17 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 Jul (1967) — 23 Oct (2014)

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

Foodplant:

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

Status: Migrant

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 3

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1967

Latest Year: 2018

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