Ethmiidae

33.004 Scarce Bugloss Ermine Ethmia terminella Fletcher, 1938

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 7.5 to 10.5mm

Habitats: Shingle beaches.

Habits: The moth rests on posts and fences during the day. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the flowers and unripe seeds of Viper's Bugloss from a silk gallery along the upper side of a flowering shoot. This is spun in a way that the gallery is hidden. It pupates in a dead stem, rotten wood or in the leaf litter.