62.001 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family
Pyralidae: Galleriinae.
Status
Resident. Common.
Flight period
VC72
First for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Castlehill in Kirkmahoe parish on 1st July 1978 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: Many.
VC73
First was found at Mersehead RSPB on 20th July 1996.
Other sites: Many.
VC74
First was found at Newton Stewart on 23rd July 1990.
Other sites: Many.
Life cycle
Larval foodplants
Feeds on honeycombs.
Identification
Habitat Recorders' notes |
Female © Peter Norman, Auchencairn, 28 July 2011
Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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