Epermeniidae

47.006 Streaked Ridge-back Epermenia falciformis (Haworth, 1828)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 6 to 7.5mm

Habitats: Damp woodland, marshes and damp grassland.

Habits: The moth can be disturbed in the day and occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The first generation larva feeds from within spun leaflets of Wild Angelica or Ground Elder. The second generation larva mines a side stem below an umbel, causing wilting. It pupates in a net like cocoon among the leaf litter.