Blastobasis lacticolella explained

Blastobasis lacticolella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It was introduced to western Europe and is now reported from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland and Madeira.

Description

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again in autumn.

Larvae feed in a silken gallery, on a wide variety of unrelated food types, including leaf-litter, vegetation and stored products, such as:-

• the shoots of tamarisk
• spongy oak galls
• moss
• hawthorn berries
• dead insects
• rosehips
• dried skin of apple.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. News: Kimber . Ian . 41.003 BF874 Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940 . 21 September 2023 . UKmoths.
2. Book: Sterling . Phil . Parsons . Mark . Lewington . Richard . Richard Lewington (artist) . Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland . 2012 . British Wildlife Publishing . Milton on Stour . 978-0-9564902-1-6 . 125.