- 39.001 BF905 – Parametriotidae – Blastodacna hellerella
Parametriotidae – Blastodacna hellerella
STATUS – Fairly common locally in the county, on Hawthorn.
ID POINTERS – A distinctive little moth that rests low and flat. Forewing can be dark or blackish-brown or silvery white, with varying blotches of white or dark brown. Two pairs of raised scale tufts
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June & July
IMAGES – Kings ...
- 39.002 BF906 – Parametriotidae – Blastodacna atra
Parametriotidae – Blastodacna atra – Apple Pith Moth
STATUS – Local across the county. Found on apple in orchards and gardens
ID POINTERS – Similar to hellerella but darker and not having the “pied” appearance of hellerella. Two pairs of scale tufts above the dorsum and in the middle of the wing. Care needs to be taken to ...
- 39.003 BF904 – Parametriotidae – Spuleria flavicaput
Parametriotidae – Spuleria flavicaput – Yellow-headed Cosmet
STATUS – Uncertain. Found on hawthorn. This appears to be the first record since the last one in 1981.
ID POINTERS – As the name suggests it has an obvious yellow head. Sooty black-grey forewings, with a black elongated oval tufts half way along the dorsum
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the ...
Parametriotidae – Blastodacna hellerella STATUS – Fairly common locally in the county, on Hawthorn. ID POINTERS – A distinctive little moth that rests low and flat. Forewing can be dark or blackish-brown or silvery white, with varying blotches of white or dark brown. Two pairs of raised scale tufts FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June & July IMAGES – Kings ...
Parametriotidae – Blastodacna atra – Apple Pith Moth STATUS – Local across the county. Found on apple in orchards and gardens ID POINTERS – Similar to hellerella but darker and not having the “pied” appearance of hellerella. Two pairs of scale tufts above the dorsum and in the middle of the wing. Care needs to be taken to ...
Parametriotidae – Spuleria flavicaput – Yellow-headed Cosmet STATUS – Uncertain. Found on hawthorn. This appears to be the first record since the last one in 1981. ID POINTERS – As the name suggests it has an obvious yellow head. Sooty black-grey forewings, with a black elongated oval tufts half way along the dorsum FLIGHT PERIOD – On the ...