Oegoconia deauratella
Scarce Obscure
Oegoconia quadripuncta, Oegoconia caradjai and Oegoconia deauratella can only be reliably separated by genitalia dissection. Where this examination process has not been carried out records should be submitted as Oegoconia quadripuncta agg.
Hedgerows and woodland.
July to end of September.
The larvae, like those of O. quadripuncta, probably feed on dried and decaying vegetable matter, though this has yet to be clarified.
Distributed mainly in the south-east of England, with a couple of records from Ireland, though it is probably awaiting discovery elsewhere. 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).
Adam Poole
Broughton Astley Garden
24 June 2023
Confirmed by gen det
Adam Poole
Broughton Astley Garden
31 July 2021
Gen Det by Paul Palmer
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Species profile
- Common names
- Scarce Obscure
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Autostichidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 31/07/2021 (Poole, Adam)
- Last record:
- 27/07/2024 (Poole, Adam)
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