Tortricidae

49.107 Coast Straw Gynnidomorpha permixtana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Sparsely vegetated areas of rough grassland, damp areas amongst sand-dunes and vegetated shingle.

Habits: The moth is easily disturbed during the day, flies over the foodplant in the evening and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the flower-heads, seed-heads and stem of Red Bartsia and Yellow Rattle. In captivity they have been found to pupate either in soft wood or the seed capsules.

In the Middle-east it has also been recorded feeding in the flower and seed-heads of Arrowhead, which ties in with previous records on the European mainland.