19.010 Digitivalva pulicariae Copyright Martin Evans
 19.010 Digitivalva pulicariae Copyright Martin Evans
 Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  19.010 Digitivalva pulicariae Copyright Martin Evans

Glyphipterigidae

19.010 Fleabane Moth Digitivalva pulicariae (Klimesch, 1956)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 6.5mm

Habitats: Damp pasture, water meadows, marshes and fens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva makes a pale brown inflated blotch on a lower leaf of Common Fleabane or occasionally Hemp Agrimony. It pupates in an open netted cocoon under a leaf.