Gelechiidae

35.065 Bracken Gall Moth Monochroa cytisella (Curtis, 1837)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 6mm

Habitats: Woodland clearings, heaths, sheltered slopes of hills and moorland.

Habits: The moth is occasionally disturbed during the day and can be swept from Bracken. It later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the upper part of a stem or a side shoot of Bracken, sometimes causing a slight swelling or even drooping of a side shoot. It pupates in the leaf litter.