Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Oecophoridae > Hofmannophila > Hofmannophila pseudospretellaHofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown house moth)Synonyms: Gelechia improbella; Hofmannophila improbella; Hofmannophila pseudopretella; Hofmannophila pseudoprettella; Hofmannophila punctipinguinella; Litoides punctipinguinella; Oecophora pseudospretella (homotypic) Hofmannophila pseudospretella, the brown house moth, is a species of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae), wherein it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. It is the only known member of its genus Hofmannophila, and as is often the case for such monotypic taxa, the genus' distinctness remains to be conclusively proven. However that may be, it seems to be a close relative of Borkhausenia. The wingspan is 15–26 mm. The adults fly all year round. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Carsegowan Moss |
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122 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Crymlyn Bog/ Cors Crymlyn |
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740 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Kenfig/ Cynffig |
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2945 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru |
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3940 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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