Lyonetiidae

21.006 Everlasting-pea Blister Moth Leucoptera lathyrifoliella (Stainton, [1865])

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 3.5mm

Habitats: Coastal rocky slopes.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms an oval, blotch mine with a central brown stain on the upper surface of a leaf of Narrow-leaved Everlasting Pea, Meadow Vetchling or Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea. It pupates in a white cocoon spun in the leaf litter.