Gelechiidae

35.139 Hedge Groundling Caryocolum huebneri (Haworth, 1828)

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland clearings, rides and margins.

Habits: In Europe it rests on tree trunks and comes to light. The moth has not been recorded in Britain since the 19th Century.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the spun shoots of Greater Stitchwort. In Europe it is said to also feed in the seed-capsules in June.