Psychoides filicivora

    Common Fern Moth

    TineidaeABH 12.048 B&F 200

    Common in the north and south-west of the county, apparently absent from the low-lying centre.  Mostly recorded as a larva on Hart’s Tongue Fern, but also as sightings of the adult by day or adults attracted to light.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Fern Smut (Psychoides filicivora) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Fern Smut (Psychoides filicivora) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Fern Smut (Psychoides filicivora) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Fern Smut (Psychoides filicivora) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Fern Smut (Psychoides filicivora) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins