Scarce Brown Streak (Aplota palpellus)

Key Details

Taxonomic Groups: Invertebrate > insect - moth > Moth
Red List Status: (Not Relevant) [(not listed)(nr)]
D5 Status:
Section 41 Status: (not listed)
Taxa Included Synonym: Aplota palpella
UKSI Recommended Name: Aplota palpellus
UKSI Recommended Authority: (Haworth, 1828)
UKSI Recommended Qualifier: (none specified)
Red List Citation: (not listed)
Notes on taxonomy/listing: (none)

Criteria

Question 1: Does species need conservation or recovery in England?
Response: No
Justification: Recorded sparsely at scattered woodland sites since 1980s; not thought to be declining.
Question 2: Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions?
Response: No
Justification: Requires old mossy trees, which are a stable feature at sites where the moth occurs.
Question 3: At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages?
Response: No
Justification: Requires mature trees with moss growing on trunks.

Species Assessment

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Key Actions

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Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.