PRODOXIDAE | Lamproniinae

09.006 Lampronia fuscatella (Birch Gall Moth)

ws: 14-18mm (MBGBI1), fw 6.5-9mm (Sterling & Parsons); May-Jun; lfp Birch (Betula spp); RDB - on heath, moor and open woodland
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Lampronia fuscatella §1
ID: Brownish-fuscous with an orange head
Male genitalia:  
Female genitalia:  
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Tulloch Moor, Perthshire; 29/05/2025; tapped from birch late afternoon
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 31/05/2025 (§1) (more images to follow)