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Welcome to Dave McCormick's Moth and Butterfly World. Here is information on the Blastobasis lacticolella. Hear Scientific Name Go Back to Blastobasidae Page Go to Thumbnail Species Index Information Originally not a UK species, this moth was accidentally introduced in 1946 and appears to be established and expanding its range. It is originally from Maderia and no one really knows how it got to the UK.
Flight Period
Blastobasis lacticolella flies generally between May and June and then again, in autumn in two generations. I still need information on the flight times of the moth in Madeira where it was originally found and in Sweden. In Ireland there are records of the moth are found at around the second half of April, right through to the end of December, then right though to the end of January the following year. This table has information on the flight period of the Blastobasis lacticolella. The flight period represents an area as a whole based on overall records of flight times. This may vary in areas within the locations mentioned. The shaded cells in orange, indicate what months the moth is found as an adult. Half coloured cells indicate the first or second half of a month when the moth flies. N Ireland is Northern Ireland and S Ireland is South of Ireland and W Ireland is West of Ireland (Any part of Ireland not included in Northern Ireland).
Similar Species Blastobasis adustellaKnown Aberrations To Be Completed Adult Information The adults wingspan is 13-22mm. The adult is nocturnal and comes readily to light in May and June and again in the autumn. It is a variable species and sometimes adults with no markings can be found.
Mating Information None Caterpillar Information This moths is success is probably partly due to the fact that the caterpillars will thrive on a wide variety of foodstuffs, including leaf-litter, vegetation, and stored products. Pupae Information None Forms Pages None Subspecies Pages None Aberrations None Videos Pages None Map Data This is to show the compiled map data for this species that I have made. There is currently no map data for this species. References http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=586 - Blastobasis lacticolella - (c) 2009, Ian Kimbler http://www.mothsireland.com/micro/images/874.gif - Blastobasis lacticolella - MothsIreland - (c) 22nd April 2009, Angus Tyner Page last edited: 24/12/2009 14:53 (c) David McCormick 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
