Blastobasis lacticolella Blastobasidae

ABH 41.003
B&F 874   *   Blastobasis lacticolella


Accidental introduction, first recorded in Kent 1946
Wingspan: 18-21mm

Flight time: Two generations, May-June and September
Habitat: Originally from Maderia, now naturalised

Larvae feed on a wide range of foodstuffs including plant material, fruit, dead insects, leaf litter and bird droppings


Blastobasis lacticolella

Blastobasis lacticolella

Blastobasis lacticolella

Blastobasis lacticolella
Blastobasis lacticolella
Dorset. September 2011, October 2014. Larvae October 2016

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