home > county list > micro moths > (350 of 679)
Go UpPausePlay Species Slideshow
35.038 ~ 0789 ~ Bryotropha domestica ~ House Neb
UK Status

Resident. Widespread in England and Wales, also found in Glasgow and Wigtownshire in Scotland, can be common.

Montgomeryshire Status

Rarely recorded and only from the west of the county.

Wingspan :   M & F, 12-15mm.

Confusion species

None.
Flight time & Voltinity (Univoltine)

Habitat

Mainly urban areas.

Foodplant

Mosses.

Lifestage data

Spinning. Eggs, oviposition site undescribed. Larva lives in a silken gallery where it feeds, in later instars it feeds outside gallery. Pupates in open network cocoon in larval feeding place.
map
Montgomeryshire photos

Photo by AT, 14th July 2012, Derwenlas