Gelechiidae

35.026 The Cinereous Acompsia cinerella (Clerck, 1759)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 7.5 to 9mm

Habitats: Open woodland, scrub, flower meadows, embankments and undercliff.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The early stages are unrecorded in Britain, but the larva has been found amongst mosses on the ground, especially at the base of trees.