Gelechiidae

35.092 Greenweed Smith Mirificarma lentiginosella (Zeller, 1839)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 8mm

Habitats: Species rich meadows, grassy heathland and downland.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds within the spun terminal shoots of Dyer's Greenweed. It pupates in a flimsy cocoon in the leaf litter. On the European mainland it is also recorded from Petty Whin, German Greenweed, Laburnum and Winged Broom.