Adelidae

07.005 Small Scabious Longhorn Nemophora minimella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 7mm

Habitats: Dry pastures, damp grassland, downland, calcareous slopes.

Habits: The moth sits on scabious flowers and flies in sunshine.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the flower-heads of Devil's-bit Scabious or Small Scabious. It later feeds under the plant on the lower leaves from a case made of concentrically arranged leaf fragments and soil. It pupates in the case.