Cosmopterigidae

34.006 Scarce Vetch Beauty Cosmopterix schmidiella Frey, 1856

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth has not been recorded in Britain since 1901.

Foodplant: The larva makes a large blotch mine, often occupying the whole of the underside of a leaf of Bush Vetch. The larva spins a silk tube along the midrib where it hides. There may be many mines on a single plant.