41.003 BF874  -  Blastobasidae - Blastobasis lacticolella - Large Pale Masoner - (Rebel, 1940) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Blue -  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Blastobasidae Other Name/s: London Dowd, Blastobasis decolorella ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Cream to straw yellow elongated forewing. Often rolled up. Some dark spots at about two-thirds. Very variable in degree of colour and markings, with some quite plain and others dark and well marked.
Distribution:  Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) – An accidentally introduced species to Britain that has now established itself and is expanding its range. Fairly common and widespread in the VC57 recording area
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  -  On the wing in two generations – May – August & September – November Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 13-22mm
Food Plant: Variety of vegetable matter.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

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