Incurvaria praelatella
Strawberry Bright
Strawberry Leaf-cutter
Wingspan 11 to 14 mm. This moth is characterised by the whitish markings against a bronzy-purple background colour, with a noticeable pale streak at the base of the wing and a yellowish head.
A woodland species.
The moths fly in sunshine during May and June.
The larvae feed on Roseaceous plants such as Wild Strawberry and Water Avens.
It is fairly well distributed throughout much of Britain and Ireland, and can be locally frequent. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Adrian Russell
Owston Wood
26 May 2005
Mark Skevington
Charnwood Lodge
03 June 2011
few previous records, all from Owston Wood
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Species profile
- Common names
- Strawberry Bright
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Incurvariidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 26/05/2005 (Russell, Adrian)
- Last record:
- 03/06/2011 (Skevington, Mark)
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