32.001 Semioscopis avellanella Copyright Martin Evans
32.001 Semioscopis avellanella melanic form Copyright Martin Evans
32.001 Semioscopis avellanella and Semioscopis steinkellneriana Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 32.001 Semioscopis avellanella Copyright Martin Evans

Depressariidae

32.001 Early Diviner Semioscopis avellanella (Hübner, 1793)

Local

Similar species: The forewing basal streak of Semioscopis steinkellneriana is shorter and does not reach the base of the forewing.

Forewing: 9.5 to 12mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, especially large woods.

Habits: The moth may be found at rest on tree trunks during the day. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on birches, Small-leaved Lime or Hornbeam. It lives in a long, open ended, narrow silk tube within a rolled down leaf edge.