Species Details

ABH: 9.006

BF: 138

Family: Prodoxidae

Subfamily: Lamproniinae

Taxon: Lampronia fuscatella

Authority: (Tengström, 1848)

Vernacular: Birch Gall Moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland and heaths in three discontinuous areas: southern England, north-western England and near Aviemore More frequently recorded in the larval stage, when the galls are fairly easy to find where they are present; the imago can be separated from other Lampronia species by their relatively plain appearance. Larva feeds within branches of Birch, forming galls.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 14 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 30 Jun (2018) — 30 Jun (2018)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Betula sp. (a birch).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/lampronia-fuscatella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 4

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2018

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