Photo © Keith Tailby
Psychoides verhuella
Checklist Number12.047 [B&F: 0199]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Subfamily: | Teichobiinae |
| Genus: | Psychoides |
| Species: | verhuella |
| Authority: | Bruand, 1854 |
Local in damp, shady woodland throughout much of England and Wales, more numerous in the west. Widespread and sometimes locally common on the Isle of Wight, but rarely recorded on mainland Hampshire. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Day-flying. More frequently recorded in the larval stage, when the mines and cases are occasionally numerous; the imago resembles P. filicivora with violet tinge but lacks white tornal spot. Larva mines fronds of Hart's-tongue, subsequently living within a movable case.
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)
