Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, [1813])

(Vetch Sober)
35.0100 (B&F: 843)

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

Synonym(s):

Aproaerema sparsiciliella (Barrett, 1891)
Aproaerema aureliana C_pu_e, 1964
Aproaerema nigritella sensu Douglas, 1851 nec (Zeller, 1847)

Status and ecology:

National Status: Local

Resident. Usually occurs singly at mv light in a few places in both vice-counties, although it is often fairly common at Walberton. Double-brooded, flying mainly from late May to early July, and again during the first half of August. Larvae feed inside the pods of kidney vetch (Pratt, 2011).

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Mount Pleasant Newhaven, 14 ix 2012 Photo: Steven Teale

Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)