Sunday 26 May 2019

Bryotropha basaltinella?

The moth below appeared in the house yesterday. I potted it and a picture is below - it has a good likeness for Bryotropha basaltinella though is new to me.  Unfortunately, I see that it requires gen. det. to separate from B. dryadella and this one managed to escape while I was photographing it. Comments on ID welcomed in case I'm barking up the wrong tree.


Adam Bassett
Marlow Bottom
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6 comments:

  1. Dave Wilton26 May 2019 at 13:34

    Hello Adam, one to hang on to for Peter, I think. I would think a very well-marked Bryotropha domestica is perhaps more likely but this family can be tricky to ID and you may be correct. B.basaltinella has been confirmed from at least a couple of sites in south Bucks.

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  2. Dave Wilton26 May 2019 at 13:37

    Sorry - just read your report again and I see it escaped - hope it resurfaces!

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  3. Adam Bassett26 May 2019 at 14:28

    Thanks Dave - one that got away Im afraid. My initial thought was B. domesticella, but surprisingly I've never had that here before either, so am not familiar with it. I was struggling to find examples of dark specimens of this species, so went down the B. basaltinella route.

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  4. Adam Bassett26 May 2019 at 14:38

    Meant B. domestica

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  5. Dave Wilton26 May 2019 at 16:27

    Reminded because I've just been going through last night's garden trap and found it there for the first time this year, Brytropha affinis looks quite similar to your moth too!

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  6. Adam Bassett26 May 2019 at 17:35

    B. affinis is more regular here and Peter has confirmed a couple for me. The pale cross line is similar, but my examples have had much smaller black dots in a different pattern to this moth. Senectella and terella are the two others I get here. This moth looked different to me. Anyway, too late now.

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