Suborder:Glossata, Infraorder:Heteroneura, Superfamily:Schrekensteinioidea
Head smooth-scaled; Antenna 3/5 length of forewing, shortly ciliate; Labial palp smooth-scaled, ascending, S2 slightly longer than S3, S2 with a short tuft; Maxillary palp obsolete; Proboscis functional; Hindtibia with 2 pairs of spurs, the spurs of each pair of equal length, single row of short spines dorsally, longer spines form a whorl at apex.
Head smooth-scaled; Antenna 3/5 length of forewing, shortly ciliate; Labial palp smooth-scaled, ascending, S2 slightly longer than S3, S2 with a short tuft; Maxillary palp obsolete; Proboscis functional; Hindtibia with 2 pairs of spurs, the spurs of each pair of equal length, single row of short spines dorsally, longer spines form a whorl at apex.
46.001 Schreckensteinia festaliella (Bramble False-feather)
ws: 10-12mm; Mar-Sep; bramble (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus); locally common throughout UK
Schrekensteinia festaliella §1
§1 Bryher, Isles of Scilly; 08/04/2007
§2 Portland, Dorset; 25/06/2015; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; male; fw 5.3mm; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Portland, Dorset; 25/06/2015; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; male; fw 5.3mm; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Jan 2012 | §2 added 05/03/2016 | §3 added 26/02/2020 | §4 added 10/08/2022
