Depressariidae

32.031 Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana (Clerk, 1759)

Common

Similar species: Agonopterix ocellana does not have the dark suffusion adjacent to the red central marking reaching the leading edge of the forewing.

Forewing: 8 to 9.5mm

Habitats: Damp grassland, damp meadows, damp open woodland, ditches, sea walls, river-banks and marshes.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The young larva feeds in a leaflet of Hemlock with the tip rolled over. It later spins a larger silk tube within rolled leaflets and sometimes spins the flowers or fruit. It pupates in the earth or in the leaf litter.