Yponomeutidae

16.022 Barred Needle-miner Cedestis subfasciella (Stephens, 1834)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 5mm

Habitats: Coniferous woodland, heathland or wherever Scot's Pine is present.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva mines a needle of Scot's Pine from tip to base, filling the mine with excrement. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.