Chimabachidae

29.002 Late Reveller Diurnea lipsiella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 10.5 to 12mm, F 7 to 8.5mm (flightless)

Habitats: Deciduous open woodland.

Habits: The females rest on trunks during the day. Males fly in the day and later come to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds slowly through the summer between leaves spun flat together on Sessile Oak, Pedunculate Oak, Beech, Small-leaved Lime, Aspen, birches, Bilberry, Plum, Blackthorn, roses, Wood Avens, brambles and other trees. It pupates in the leaf litter.