Hypatima rhomboidella
Square-spot Crest
Square-spot Sober
Wingspan 18 mm. The scientific name of this distinctive moth is derived from the rhomboid-shaped brownish blotch on the forewing. At rest, the wings are closely folded at the tip, giving a tapered appearance.
Well wooded areas containing the larval foodplants.
It flies at night between late July and September, and can be attracted by light.
The larval foodplants are Birch and Hazel.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
06 August 2014
Mark Skevington
Fosse Meadows
06 August 2014
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
06 August 2014
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
06 August 2014
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Species profile
- Common names
- Square-spot Crest
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Gelechiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 06/08/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 29/08/2015 (Russell, Adrian)
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