Tortricidae

49.125 Samphire Straw Aethes bilbaensis (Rossler, 1877)

Unknown

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 7mm

Habitats: It prefers hot dry habitats.

Habits: One moth was found in Devon in July 2008.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain and Ireland. On the European mainland it is known to feed in a stem of Rock Samphire or Whorled Caraway where the full-fed larva overwinters and then pupates in April.