Gelechiidae

35.018 Black Rhomboid Grey Hypatima rhomboidella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 9mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland and heathland.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a longitudinally rolled leaf or a spun shoot of Silver Birch, other birches or Hazel. On the European mainland it has also been recorded from Alder, Hornbeam and Aspen. It pupates in the leaf litter.