Species Details

ABH: 62.076

BF: 1415

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Pyralinae

Taxon: Hypsopygia glaucinalis

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Double-striped Tabby

Account: Common around sheds and farm buildings, in gardens, hay-stacks, thatched roofs and bird nests throughout southern England. Larva feeds on decaying vegetable matter such as hay, and on detritus in bird nests.

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: 23 — 30 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jun (2018) — 6 Nov (2015)

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: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/hypsopygia-glaucinalis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 220

Individuals: 37

Earliest Year: 1986

Latest Year: 2025

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