Gelechiidae

35.013 Dwarf Willow Roller Anacampsis temerella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 6mm

Habitats: Coastal grassland and sand-dunes.

Habits: The moth can be swept from the foodplant and comes to light. A declining species, now found at only four sites in Britain and Ireland.

Foodplant: The larva spins the terminal leaves around the end of a Creeping Willow twig to form a tube and feeds from within. It feeds on Eared Willow in Ireland. It may also feed on Dwarf Willow and on the European mainland it is recorded on Goat Willow.