Species Details

ABH: 11.011

BF: 188

Family: Psychidae

Subfamily: Psychinae

Taxon: Proutia betulina

Authority: (Zeller, 1839)

Vernacular: Birch Bagworm

Account: Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in woodland in south-eastern England, from Kent to Huntingdonshire. Similar to Bacotia claustrella but with forewing narrower and apex more rounded. Larva feeds on various lichens and decaying vegetable matter, living within a movable case; case length 8-10 mm.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 11 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: pRDB3

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3m

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/proutia-betulina/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2024

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