Ypsolophidae

17.010 White-shouldered Ochre Ypsolopha parenthesella (Linnaeus, 1761)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 9mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the leaves of oaks, Hornbeam, birches, Hazel, Bog Myrtle or Alder from within a slight web. It pupates in a boat shaped cocoon spun in the leaf litter, under loose bark or on a leaf.