Gelechiidae

35.051 Fen Elder Aristotelia subdecurtella (Stainton, [1858])

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 6.5 to 7mm

Habitats: Fens and marshes.

Habits: The moth has not been recorded in Britain since 1931.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the spun shoots of Purple-loosestrife. On the European mainland it has also been recorded from Marsh Woundwort and Blue Water-speedwell.