Gelechiidae

35.134 Northern Barred Groundling Caryocolum blandelloides Karsholt, 1981

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Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 6mm

Habitats: Large coastal sand-dunes, that are open with fairly low plant cover.

Habits: The moth flies from dusk and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva lives inside the flowers and seed-capsules without a spinning, feeding on the developing seeds of Common Mouse-ear. It pupates on the ground in a white silk cocoon disguised with sand and plant debris. On the European mainland it has also been recorded on Little Mouse-ear and subspecies strictum of Field Mouse-ear which is not present in Britain.