Epermeniidae

47.004 Carrot Ridge-back Epermenia aequidentellus (Hofmann, 1867)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Coastal and inland chalk and limestone grassland, woodlands and gardens.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva blotch mines a leaf of Wild Carrot or Burnet Saxifrage and possibly Moon Carrot. The last instar larva may sometimes feed from a sparse web on the underside of a leaf. It pupates in a net like cocoon among the leaf litter.