Gelechiidae

35.078 Bistort Borer Monochroa nimphognatha (Gozmány, 1953)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 6 to 7mm

Habitats: The one colony is in a large freshwater reed-bed, but single records have come from a mixed reed-bed, a rough coastal meadow and grassland. It is associated with damp meadows in Denmark.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. In Denmark, the larva mines the stem of Amphibious Bistort. A small hole the only indication of its presence.