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Brown House-moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Checklist Number
28.010 [B&F: 0647]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Oecophoridae
Subfamily:Oecophorinae
Genus:Hofmannophila
Species:pseudospretella
Authority:(Stainton, 1849)

Common outdoors, in woodland, hedgerows and grassland, and indoors, in houses and barns, throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 16-25 mm. A widespread and familiar insect, originally an inhabitant of Asia. Larva feeds on detritus and refuse, both animal and vegetable.

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
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Larval

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