Tineidae: Teichobiinae

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

KR729

Great Gransden
Great Gransden
 Photo © Martin Davies
Great Gransden
 Photo © Martin Davies
 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards
Great Gransden
Great Gransden
 Photo © Martin Davies


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 2024

Recorded date range (Adult): 25 May to 13 November

Recorded date range (Larva/Leafmine): 11 January to 27 September


Adventive Colonist