Crambidae

63.026 Reed Pearl Sclerocona acutellus (Eversmann, 1842)

Immigrant / Adventive/ Colonist

Similar species:

Forewing: 12 to 14mm

Habitats: Reed-beds and marshland.

Habits: The moth flies just after dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the stem and on the rolled leaves of Common Reed. It pupates in late April in a tubular cocoon in the stem.