Endotricha flammealis
Wingspan 18 to 23 mm. Another species which has an unusual resting posture. The front part of the body is raised up on the forelegs, and the wings held at an angle, with the edges touching the resting surface.
Various habitats with hedges and bushes.
Flies during July and August, when it comes to light.
The larvae feed initially on a range of plants and bushes, and later amongst leaf-litter.
It occurs mainly in the southern half of Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Mark Skevington
Whetstone Garden
04 July 2011
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
21 July 2016
Rod Baker
Wigston Magna
21 July 2014
Rod Baker
Wigston Magna
21 July 2014
Jonesboy1
Broughton Astley
23 July 2014
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Species profile
- Common names
- Rosy Tabby
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Pyralidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 219
- First record:
- 23/07/2008 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 01/09/2024 (Pugh, Dylan)
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Rod Baker
Wigston Magna
21 July 2014
Mark Skevington
Whetstone Garden
23 July 2008
