Species Details

ABH: 35.033

BF: 808

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Apatetrinae

Taxon: Platyedra subcinerea

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Mallow Seed Moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in rough ground and gardens in parts of southern England The larva feeds on flowers and seeds of Common Mallow and Hollyhock.

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: 16 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 May (2014) — 25 Jul (2013)

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

Foodplant: Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow).

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/platyedra-subcinerea/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 16

Individuals: 7

Earliest Year: 2005

Latest Year: 2025

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