Tineidae

12.005 White-headed Detritus Moth Infurcitinea albicomella (Stainton, 1851)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 3.5 to 5mm

Habitats: Sea cliffs and rocky coastal slopes.

Habits: The moth flies at dusk.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on detritus from a loose spinning of the dead leaves of Entire-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius under the fallen leaves of Holm Oak on bare ground. It pupates in a cocoon covered in soil particles.