Sussex Moth Group: Oegoconia deauratella

Oegoconia deauratella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Barred Yellowneck
(Scarce Obscure)
27.0030 (B&F: 871)

Synonym(s):
Oegoconia quadripuncta sensu auctt. nec (Haworth, 1828)

»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Gelechioidea
    »Family: Autostichidae
      »Subfamily: Symmocinae
        »Tribe: Oegoconiini

Number of records: 17
Recorded in: 12 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 30 vii 2024

Identification
difficulty

: 4Adult: Dissection required

First recorded in 1986, there have only been four subsequent sightings in the two vice-counties. Most have been between mid July and early August although one was in early June. Elsewhere the larvae have been found to feed on leaf litter (Pratt, 2011).

...Possibly(?)
Hastings, 12 vii 2020
Photo: Angela Bogie

Distribution at 1km scale

Distribution at 1km scale

Phenology (adult)

No larval records