Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans

Heliodinidae

23.001 Rösel's Sun Moth Heliodines roesella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 3.5 to 5mm

Habitats:

Habits: The moth has not been recorded in Britain since 1820.

Foodplant: The larva feeds gregariously in the spun leaves of Common Orache, Good-King-Henry and other members of the goosefoot family.