Dingy Dowd vs Hampshire Dowd

Blastobasis adustella compared with Blastobasis phycidella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Dowd	Hampshire Dowd
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Blastobasidae	Blastobasidae
Genus same	Blastobasis	Blastobasis
Species	Blastobasis adustella	Blastobasis phycidella

Evolutionary Relationship

Dingy Dowd and Hampshire Dowd share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Blastobasis.

Conservation Status

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Hampshire Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Dowd	Hampshire Dowd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Hampshire Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom