Cosmopterigidae

34.013 Buckthorn Bud-borer Sorhagenia lophyrella (Douglas, 1846)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Woodland margins, hedgerows, downland, fens and marshes.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the buds and later between the loosely spun leaves of Purging Buckthorn or Alder Buckthorn. It pupates in the leaf litter.