Yponomeutidae

16.013 Parnassus Ermine Kessleria fasciapennella (Stainton, 1849)

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Forewing: 6.5 to 8.5mm

Habitats: Glens and the lower slopes of mountains.

Habits: Female moths fly in evening sunshine. The males come to light. The moth was rediscovered in 2015.

Foodplant: The young larva makes a long, irregular gallery (sometimes a blotch) in one of the basal leaves of Grass-of-Parnassus. The older larva lives in a white silk tube at the base of the plant. It pupates in the leaf litter