Gelechiidae

35.112 Southern Blite Moth Scrobipalpa suaedella (Richardson, 1893)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 6 to 7mm

Habitats: Coastal salt-marsh.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva lives in a silk gallery in the leaf and flower shoots of Shrubby Sea-blite or occasionally Annual Sea-blite. The shoots eventually wither and turn brown. It pupates in a tough, soil-covered cocoon at the base of the foodplant.