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Borkhausenia fuscescens
Dingy Concealer (Haworth, 1828)
Oecophoridae: Oecophorinae
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Photo © Kevin Leighton,  24/07/2012 - Stow Bardolph

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 7-12mm
Flight: July - August.
Foodplant:   Dried plant matter.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Fairly common and widely distributed.
Woodland, hedgerows and farmland often in old barns, outhouses etc.

Larve feeds on dead leaves living in a silken tube.

Recorded in 47 (64%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
29/09/2023128TF92Stibbard
10/09/2023+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
22/08/2023227TG04Cley next the Sea
21/08/2023128TF83North Creake
21/08/2023+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
21/08/2023127TG04Cley next the Sea
19/08/2023+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
18/08/2023128TF51Walpole Highway
17/08/2023127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
15/08/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
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