Epermeniidae

47.008 Tawny Drab Epermenia profugella (Stainton, 1856)

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: 3.5 to 4.5mm

Habitats: Chalk and limestone grassland, wasteground and dry grassland.

Habits: The moth flies around the foodplant in early evening sunshine.

Foodplant: The larva spins two or three ripening seeds of Wild Carrot, Wild Angelica, Burnet Saxifrage or Ground Elder together and feeds within them. It pupates in a sparse cocoon on the ground.