Gelechiidae

35.094 Striped Sorrel Moth Aroga velocella (Duponchel, 1838)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 6.5 to 9mm

Habitats: Heathland, moorland, breckland, acid grassland and vegetated shingle.

Habits: The moth makes low, short, fast flights in afternoon sunshine. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a silk gallery from the soil to the basal leaves of Sheep's-sorrel. It may also spin a tube up the stem to higher leaves. It pupates in the lower part of the larval tube under the soil.