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Bryotropha domestica  
         
  B&F: 0789

ABH: 35.038

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Everywhere

Wingspan:  12-13mm

Flight Period:  May - September

Observations:  Larvae feed on mosses, often those on walls. The adult moths often turn up in garden traps and sometimes indoors.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.: Stanion. Abundant on old stone walls, August - September

First Record:  1907, Wallis