Ground-moss Grey

Eudonia truncicolella

Eudonia truncicolella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1849. It is found in China, Japan west to Europe. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 263 times across 10 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 20°C (typically 19 to 23°C, from 5 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 50°N in September to 62°N in August, about 1,400 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.