35.038 Bryotropha domestica (House Moss-moth)
ws: 12-13mm; May-Aug; common in urban areas in England and Wales
ID: The only Bryotropha species with such prominent forewing markings
Male Genitalia: The only Bryotropha species without a whip-like apex to the aedeagus. The only Bryotropha species with a narrow uncus. One of only two Bryotropha species to lack a sacculus (the other being B.politella)
Male Genitalia: The only Bryotropha species without a whip-like apex to the aedeagus. The only Bryotropha species with a narrow uncus. One of only two Bryotropha species to lack a sacculus (the other being B.politella)
§1 Galmpton, Devon; 26/07/2010; male; fw:6.3mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/08/2011; male §3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/08/2011; female §4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; male; fw 5.8mm; to light §5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 01/08/2017; male; fw 5.4mm; to light §6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/08/2017; male; fw 5.4mm; to light §7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 16/06/2017 §8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/06/2019; female; fw 5.9mm; to light §9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 14/06/2020 All images © Chris Lewis |
§10 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2020
§11 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2021 |
Page published November 2011 (§1-3) | §4 added 11/11/2015 | §5&6 added 06/11/2017 | §7 added 07/04/2018 | §8 added 20/02/2020 |
§9 added 22/01/2021 | §10 added 03/02/2021 | §11 added 29/11/2021
§9 added 22/01/2021 | §10 added 03/02/2021 | §11 added 29/11/2021