Lyonetiidae

21.007 Northern Vetch Blister Moth Leucoptera orobi (Stainton, [1869])

pRDB1

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 3.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, lower mountain slopes and glens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a blotch mine on a leaf of Bitter-vetch or Red Clover. The frass is at first in the centre, but later diffused throughout. It pupates in a white cocoon spun to a leaf or in the leaf litter.