Psychoides verhuella

    Hart's-tongue Moth

    TineidaeABH 12.047 B&F 199

    Recorded thinly across the county, usually as a larva on Hart’s Tongue Fern, and occasionally at light.  Probably under-recorded, but certainly less common than its close relative P. filicivora

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Hart's-tongue Smut (Psychoides verhuella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Hart's-tongue Smut (Psychoides verhuella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins