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35.060 Apodia bifractella

Apodia bifractella
Apodia bifractella

Species account from Moths of Glamorgan
(Gilmore, Slade & Stewart, 2009):

The orange head makes this small dark gelechiid one of the more recognisable of the group. Widely distributed in the county, and probably fairly common. The larvae feed in the seed heads of Common Fleabane, Ploughman's Spikenard, and Sea Aster.



10km Distribution Map

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Tetrad Distribution Map

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Moth Records

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Site Gridref Quantity Date Recorder More Info
Maesteg, Mynydd Bach (west) SS8592 1 17 Aug 2007 Paul Parsons
Whiteford SS4495 0 1980 R.G. Warren
SE of Morfa Roundabout (flood alleviation) SS513986 0 12 Aug 2015 Ian Morgan
Walters Farm ST099687 2 10 Aug 2020 Stephen Passey
Maesteg, Mynydd Bach (west) SS854924 1 26 Aug 2005 Paul Parsons
Maesteg, Mynydd Bach (west) SS8592 1 22 Jul 2006 Paul Parsons
Pencaecrwn Road, Gorseinon SS585995 1 28 Jul 2001 Barry Stewart, Sandra Stewart
Kenfig Reserve Centre SS80138100 1 16 Jul 2019 David Carrington
Roath Central Cardiff (Rothamsted) ST193775 1 18 Jul 2003 David Slade
Hensol Forest (Mynydd y Glew) ST0376 2 10 Aug 2004 Martin White, D.K. Thomas
Penmynydd SS4492 0 1979 R.G. Warren
land at west end of Queen's Dock, Swansea SS670919 2 06 Aug 2013 Barry Stewart
Cadoxton Ponds ST131684 2 04 Aug 2014 Vaughn Matthews
Nantyffyllon SS85219213 2 10 Aug 2015 Paul Parsons
Roath, Central Cardiff ST188781 1 27 Aug 2020 D.R.W. Gilmore
Maesteg, Cwrtymynys Wood SS859920 1 16 Jul 2006 Paul Parsons
Whiteford Burrows SS4495 1 18 Aug 1972 R.G. Warren
Llangynwyd SS841871 3 12 Aug 2019 Paul Parsons
Nantyffyllon SS85229212 2 10 Aug 2015 Paul Parsons
Hunter's Hollow, Penmaen SS531887 1 25 Jul 2006 Barry Stewart, Sandra Stewart
Queen's Dock (w) SS671919 1 06 Aug 2013 Barry Stewart
Old Castle Down (north west) SS898762 1 11 Aug 2007 Glamorgan Moth Recording Group
Whiteford Burrows NNR SS445947 1 11 Aug 2015 Barry Stewart
Cwm Ivy Tor SS435940 0 1979 I. Tillotson, R.G. Warren
Hailey Park meadow ST141796 1 05 Aug 2015 George M. Tordoff
Horton SS482855 1 05 Aug 2002 Martin White
Whiteford Burrows (ISR) SS4595 0 1979 Unknown
Cadoxton Ponds ST13306858 1 22 Aug 2017 Vaughn Matthews
Kenfig NNR SS7880 1 09 Aug 2020 George M. Tordoff
Pen-y-Turnpike Wood ST156724 0 01 Aug 2018 Rob and Linda Nottage
Maesteg, Mynydd Bach (west) SS8592 2 21 Aug 2007 Paul Parsons
Rhoose Point ST066660 1 23 Jul 2013 Adam Mantell
Whiteford Burrows SS4494 0 1972 Unknown
Cardiff and Glamorgan Memorial Park and Crematorium, Barry ST123707 0 22 Jul 2018 Rob and Linda Nottage
Glen Moor, Gower SS468909 1 25 Jul 2015 David Painter
Whiteford NNR SS445950 0 1979 R.G. Warren
Hailey Park meadow ST141796 11 09 Aug 2015 George M. Tordoff
Burry Holms (W) SS399926 1 22 Jul 2006 Veronica Shenston, Barry Stewart, David Painter, Sandra Stewart
Dow Corning, Barry ST1337068620 1 23 Aug 2016 Vaughn Matthews

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Apodia bifractella
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