12.047 Psychoides verhuella (Hart's-tongue Moth)
ws: 9-12mm; Jun; ferns (the only British Tineid in which the larvae feed on green plants); local in England and Wales, more common in West.
Psychoides verhuella §1 male
ID: From key in MBGBI2 - Forewing unicolorous dark purplish fuscous, without a hyaline spot; head dark fuscous > Psychoides verhuella
§1 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 04/07/2013; male; fw 5.1mm
§2 Arne, Dorset; 08/07/2016; female; fw 4.7mm
§3 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 3.9mm; netted by day
§4 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 4.8mm; netted by day
§5 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 11/06/2019; netted by day
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022; male; fw 4.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Arne, Dorset; 08/07/2016; female; fw 4.7mm
§3 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 3.9mm; netted by day
§4 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 4.8mm; netted by day
§5 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 11/06/2019; netted by day
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022; male; fw 4.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 20/04/2014 (§1) | §2 added 08/12/2016 | §3-5 added 15/02/2020 | §6 added 11/12/2022
