Ypsolophidae

17.013 Dusky Rabbit Moth Ypsolopha vittella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 7.5 to 9.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the leaves or flowers of elms or Beech from within a slight web. It pupates often gregariously in a soft white cocoon in crevices of the bark on elm trunks.