Oecophoridae

28.016 Scarce Tawny Crescent Batia internella Jäckh, 1972

pRDB1

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Forewing: 4.5 to 6mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: It may rest on tree trunks during the day.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. On the European mainland it lives in a frass covered silk tube feeding on lichens, on rocks and the trunks of Larch and Scot's Pine. It pupates in the feeding place.