Gelechiidae

35.016 Cornish Snout Nothris congressariella (Bruand, 1858)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 9.5mm

Habitats: Coastal wasteland, sand-dunes, hedge banks and low cliffs.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The young larva feeds between two spun leaves on Balm-leaved Figwort. In the later instars it feeds under a folded leaf. The site of pupation does not seem to be recorded, other than it is a brown pupa in a cocoon.