Tortricidae

49.322 Lead-coloured Yarrow Moth Dichrorampha plumbagana (Treitschke, 1830)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 7mm

Habitats: Calcareous grassland, neutral grassland, rough ground, road verges and sand-dunes.

Habits: The moth suns itself on the foodplant in sheltered sites and flies in afternoon sunshine. It occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a gallery at the base of an old flower stalk of Yarrow. It then burrows into a stem and tunnels down into the rootstock. It pupates in the feeding place.