Schreckensteiniidae

46.001 Blackberry Skeletoniser Schreckensteinia festaliella (Hübner, [1819])

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Open woodland, scrub, hedgerows and other places where the foodplants are found.

Habits: The moth flies in the afternoon and occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds under a slight web on the upper or lower side of a leaf of Bramble, Raspberry or sometimes a rose or Hazel, where it will skeletonise the leaf. It pupates in a net like cocoon attached to a leaf or a stem.