Lypusidae

30.003 Orange-headed Concealer Agnoea josephinae (Toll, 1956)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 8.5 to 9.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth flies in the evening and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in leaf litter including that under Bilberry. It feeds from a case formed from a folded over section of a leaf. It is thought to have a two year lifecycle. Pupation takes place low on a tree trunk attached to a leaf or a twig.