Dingy Dowd vs London Dowd

Blastobasis adustella compared with Blastobasis lacticolella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Dowd	London 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 lacticolella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

London Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Dowd	London 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).

London Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇧 United Kingdom