Borkhausenia fuscescens

    Dingy Concealer

    OecophoridaeABH 28.012 B&F 644

    Fairly widely distributed across the county.  It is probably considerably under-recorded; the vast majority of the records come to light at the homes of experienced microlepidopterists, which suggest the moth is often passed over and not recorded.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Small Dingy Tubic (Borkhausenia fuscescens) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Small Dingy Tubic (Borkhausenia fuscescens) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Small Dingy Tubic (Borkhausenia fuscescens) photographed in Somerset by Steve Chapple
    Small Dingy Tubic (Borkhausenia fuscescens) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins