63.1181 BF1355a

Musotima nitidalis
Marbled Fern

Walker

Wingspan c. 14-19mm

Adventive.

This species was first found in Dorset in 2009, and since then there have been quite a number of records scattered in the southern counties between Dorset and Essex. Some locations have had multiple occurrences suggesting that it may now be resident in these areas.

It is native to Australia and New Zealand and is suspected to have originally been imported with tree ferns.