Peleopodidae

31.001 Oak Longhorn Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 9mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, woodland margins, scrub, hedgerows, gardens or wherever the foodplants are present.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva hides under a narrow silk web, often along the midrib on the underside of a leaf of its foodplant. It feeds on a wide variety of species, especially oaks or Beech, but also apples, Sweet Chestnut, Sycamore, roses, brambles and probably many others. Pupation takes place under a silk web on the underside of a leaf.