Oecophoridae

28.0285 Barea confusella (Walker, 1864)

Adventive colonist? Awaiting more information about British record.

Similar species:

Forewing: c9mm

Habitats: Woodland and scrub?

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The early stages in Britain are not yet known. In its native Australia and Tasmania the larva feeds on dead sap wood (and possibly fungi) in tunnels under the rotting bark of trees and also in fence posts and structural wood in houses.