Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775)
(Sulphur Tubic)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEsperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
TribeOecophorini (tubic moths)
SubfamilyOECOPHORINAE (streak and tubic moths)
FamilyOECOPHORIDAE (streak and tubic moths)
SuperfamilyGELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic) :
1: Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
30 Apr 2011 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Elder leaf
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
2: Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
19 May 2007 OSGR: TF93 52° 50’ N, 0° 60’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
on old decorticate patch on old oak trunk
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 4: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 8: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (4)Image 9: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 10: Female - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 11: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 12: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 13: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (3)
3: Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
21 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Worn specimen, in Heath trap, 20/21 May 02
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
4: Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
19 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Worn specimen, in Heath Trap, 18/19 May 02
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Male - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Male - lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 6: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
5: Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
9 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - lateral view - enlarged

Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Tubic)
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