62.002 Lamoria zelleri Copyright Martin Evans
62.002 Lamoria zelleri Copyright Martin Evans
62.002 Lamoria zelleri female Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 62.002 Lamoria zelleri Copyright Martin Evans

Pyralidae

62.002 Southern Double-spot Lamoria zelleri Joannis, 1932

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 17mm. The females are usually larger than the males.

Habitats: Coastal sand-dunes and fine shingle.

Habits: The moth flies in early morning sunshine. On warm, calm nights just after dusk, it makes short flights from stem to stem between grasses and other low plants. It occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a vertical silk-lined tube in the sand on Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans. It pupates in the silk tube about 3 to 4cm below the surface.