Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Gelechioidea
ws: 13-22mm; Rest with body near horizontal, wings involute, antennae alongside body; Head smooth-scaled; Antennae 2/3 length of forewing, scape thickly scaled, with pecten, 2nd segment notched in male; Labial palps ascending; Proboscis developed; Forewings elongate without tornus; Hindwing width similar to forewing; Hindwing cilia similar width to forewing; Hindtibia with long hairs; Abdominal segments with a band of specialised (black) scales
ws: 13-22mm; Rest with body near horizontal, wings involute, antennae alongside body; Head smooth-scaled; Antennae 2/3 length of forewing, scape thickly scaled, with pecten, 2nd segment notched in male; Labial palps ascending; Proboscis developed; Forewings elongate without tornus; Hindwing width similar to forewing; Hindwing cilia similar width to forewing; Hindtibia with long hairs; Abdominal segments with a band of specialised (black) scales
Blastobasis (5S+1)
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001 Blastobasis phycidella
(Southern Masoner) 4 specimens Southampton 1930 (resident on Guernsey since 1990) 0015 Blastobasis glandulella (Acorn Moth) NTB 2023 Added to main list in 7th update (Jan 2024) |
002 Blastobasis adustella
(Common Masoner) 
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003 Blastobasis lacticolella
(Large Pale Masoner) 
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004 Blastobasis vittata
(Dotted Masoner) 
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0041 Blastobasis maroccanella
(Dark Masoner?) New to UK 2013 - 2 British records, Southsea, Hampshire |
005 Blastobasis rebeli
(Black-banded Masoner) New to UK 1998; Jul; resident in West Sussex and Hampshire - regard as NS-A |
See B.lacticolella vs B.adustella - for separation of this pair of similar variable species
Hypatopa
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006 Hypatopa binotella
(Black-spotted Masoner) New to UK 2006 - 1 British record, Hampshire |
