Trichopsocus brincki

When I first wrote this page I noted that The NBN Atlas doesn't show any records of this species in East Anglia, but since then things have changed - there are now quite a lot of dots on the map there. It was first recorded in the UK in 20023 and although described as scarce at the National Barkfly Recording Scheme website, this does not appear to be the case any longer. I have now recorded it from several locations including to light in my garden and knocked out of a variety of conifer species elsewhere.

This is a small species (the detached forewing shown below was 2.25mm long (including the apical cilia). The pterostigma is evenly thick, and darkened, and there is an additional long dark patch nearer the base of the forewing (look carefully - it's not all that obvious). This one was found on pine.

female Trichopsocus brincki showing wings, Wendling Beck Project (Norfolk, UK), 29th January 2022

Trichopsocus brincki showing forewing, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 17th September 2016

Trichopsocus brincki, St Mary's churchyard, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 26th February 2022

Trichopsocus brincki showing forewing and hindwing, Wendling Beck Project (Norfolk, UK), 19th October 2023

Trichopsocus brincki showing wings including close-ups of hindwing, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 28th October 2024

Trichopsocus brincki showing wings, St Mary's churchyard, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 26th February 2022

2x Trichopsocus brincki, St Mary's churchyard, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 26th February 2022 (first two photos are the same individual, third is a different individual)

Trichopsocus brincki, Wendling Beck Project (Norfolk, UK), 11th April 2022