Gelechiidae

35.027 Marjoram Snout Acompsia schmidtiellus (Heyden, 1848)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 8mm

Habitats: Chalk and limestone downland, embankments and verges.

Habits: The moth can be disturbed from Marjoram during the day. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a folded or rolled Wild Marjoram leaf, which may take on a red discolouration. On the European mainland it is also recorded from Corn Mint, Calamint and Round-leaved Mint. It pupates either in the leaf litter or in a folded leaf of the foodplant.