Psychoides filicivora, (Meyrick, 1937)

General InformationFlies during the day

Wingspan: 10-12mm
Foodplant(s): Soft Shield-fern (Polystichum setiferum), Male-fern (Dryopteris filix-mas), Hartstongue (Phyllitis scolopendrium)
Flying: One generation, May-September
UK Presence: Accidental Introduction
National status: Adventive Colonist

Regional Information

Recorded in 2 (0.7%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in August 2021

Recorded date range (Adult): 11 August to 13 November

0200 (ABH12.048) Psychoides filicivora, (Meyrick, 1937)

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