35.022 Dichomeris marginella Juniper Webber Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 35.022 Dichomeris marginella Juniper Webber Copyright Martin Evans

Gelechiidae

35.022 Juniper Webber Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius, 1781)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 8mm

Habitats: Chalk and limestone downland, gardens and garden centres.

Habits: The moth rests in Juniper bushes during the day. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The first instar larva mines a needle of Juniper or its cultivars, then overwinters in the mine. In the spring it feeds from a dense web over the needles, sometimes gregariously. It has once been recorded from Lawson's Cypress. It pupates in a cocoon in the larval web.