Oecophoridae

28.008 Italian Bark Moth Metalampra italica Baldizzone, 1977

Immigrant colonist

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 6.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a sparse web on dead wood under the bark of oak and other trees and shrubs. It pupates in the feeding place in a silk cocoon covered in frass.