Depressariidae

32.041 Highland Yarrow Brown Depressaria silesiaca Heinemann, 1870

Status

Similar species:

Forewing: 6 to 7.5mm

Habitats: Woodland margins, scrub, hedgerows and verges.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from leaves folded upward and spun into a tube on Yarrow or Tansy. On the European mainland it is also recorded from Mugwort. It pupates in a cocoon in the earth.