Sussex Moth Group: Gelechia hippophaella

Gelechia hippophaella (Schrank, 1802)

Seathorn Spinner
(Seathorn Groundling)
35.1040 (B&F: 805)

Synonym(s):
Gelechia basalis (Stainton, 1854)

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

Number of records: 2
Recorded in: 1 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 00 1984

Identification
difficulty

: ?Adult: Very scarce species

This moth has only been found in Sussex at Camber Sands. The latest record was of larvae feeding there on sea-buckthorn on 6th June 1984 (Pratt,2011)

Distribution at 1km scale

Distribution at 1km scale

Phenology (adult)

No larval records