32.002 Semioscopis steinkellneriana Copyright Martin Evans
32.002 Semioscopis steinkellneriana and Semioscopis avellanella Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 32.002 Semioscopis steinkellneriana Copyright Martin Evans

Depressariidae

32.002 Black-marked Diviner Semioscopis steinkellneriana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Local

Similar species: The forewing basal streak of Semioscopis avellanella is longer and stretches right to the base of the wing.

Forewing: 8.5 to 11mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, woodland margins, hedgerows and gardens.

Habits: The moth flies between dawn and sunrise and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on Blackthorn, Rowan, Hawthorn or possibly Ash. It lives in a long, open ended, narrow silk tube within a rolled down leaf edge.