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Blastobasis maroccanella
Checklist Number41.0041 [B&F: 0873b]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Subfamily: | Blastobasinae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | maroccanella |
| Authority: | Amsel, 1952 |
The specimens that have been assigned to this species in England have been shown to be small, dark, indistinctly marked vittata (Dickson, Langmaid and Thirlwell, 2022: Ent. Rec. J. Var. 134: 116-120) and has now been removed from the British list.
Identified by John Langmaid from well over 100 B. adustella and ten B. vittata during the course of 2013 from his Southsea, Hampshire trap. Two, caught in July and November, proved to be B. maroccanella. The type series were bred from grapes, pea pods and decaying wood, so it is remarkably polyphagous. Known from Madeira, the Azores, Morocco, and the Iberian peninsula, and widely distributed throughout Macaronesia and the western Mediterranean. Has also been introduced to California, USA.
Identified by John Langmaid from well over 100 B. adustella and ten B. vittata during the course of 2013 from his Southsea, Hampshire trap. Two, caught in July and November, proved to be B. maroccanella. The type series were bred from grapes, pea pods and decaying wood, so it is remarkably polyphagous. Known from Madeira, the Azores, Morocco, and the Iberian peninsula, and widely distributed throughout Macaronesia and the western Mediterranean. Has also been introduced to California, USA.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southsea (SZ69) | 25/07/2013 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 11/11/2013 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 06/07/2018 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 03/10/2018 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 09/11/2020 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |