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Oxypteryx atrella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Hypericum Neb
(Two-spotted Neb)
35.0810 (B&F: 731)

Synonym(s):
Eulamprotes atrella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Gelechioidea
    »Family: Gelechiidae
      »Subfamily: Anomologinae
        »Tribe: Hypercalliini

Number of records: 63
Recorded in: 35 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 03 viii 2024

Resident. Locally common in the far west but far less numerous elsewhere. Flies mainly from early July to early August. Larvae feed in the stems of St John's-wort (Pratt, 2011).

Oxypteryx atrella
Abbot’s Wood, 06 viii 2019
Photo: Michael Blencowe and Bob Foreman
Oxypteryx atrella
Etchingham, 10 vii 2020
Photo: Caroline Moore
Oxypteryx atrella
Scotney Estate, 14 vii 2017
Photo: Charles Waters
Oxypteryx atrella
Lindfield, 3 viii 2009
Photo: Bob Foreman
Oxypteryx atrella
Etchingham, 18 vii 2023
Photo: Caroline Moore
Oxypteryx atrella
Etchingham, 24 vii 2025
Photo: Caroline Moore

Distribution at 1km scale

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Phenology (adult)

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No larval records

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