873 Blastobasis adustella, Walsingham, 1894
National Status :
Common
Local Status :
Resident (SMP Status 2)
Distribution and abundance :
Widespread and common, predominantly in coastal areas
Habitats :
In a variety of habitats, often found in gardens and on heathland
Flight Period :
Single-brooded; mid-July to mid-September, with occasional earlier and later records
Larval foodplants :
Variety of vegetable matter
Morley's Final Catalogue :
Not listed as Suffolk
Aston's Additions :
Mr. Chipperfield and I took a series at light at the Aldeburgh house of the Suffolk Naturalists' Society's Honorary Auditor, Mr. E. F. Crosby, on 8.viii.1959 (Trans. S.N.S., Vol. XI, pt. III, p.265). The species was introduced to Britain this century.
Wingspan details :
Wingspan 13-19mm
Identification
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Further Photographs
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Eye, Suffolk (22.vii.2008) © Paul Kitchener
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Ipswich, Suffolk (viii.2010) © Neil Sherman
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