Status
Morley’s Final Catalogue: Usually common on hawthorn. Aldeburgh (Ctw); Lowestoft (Bd). Monks Soham at light in 1935 (Mly).
Recent Status: Recorded frequently in Suffolk.
Life Style: A single brooded summer flying species that comes to light. The larvae feed inside a berry of Crateagus or Sorbus aria without exuding frass. They pupate anywhere and pass the winter as a pupa.
Identification: A black and white scaled insect with two prominent black tufted patches on the forewing. There may be ochre streaks along the centre of the wing but this species lack any ochre scales in the white part of the forewing at the base of the dorsum, that are present in usually darker B. atra however B. hellerella may also be dark.Recorded in 34 (59%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1977.
Last Recorded in 2023. |