Crambidae

63.027 Powdered Pearl Psammotis pulveralis (Hübner, 1796)

Immigrant

Similar species:

Forewing: 10 to 12mm

Habitats: Mainly wetland habitats.

Habits: The moth comes to light. In 1869 it was a temporary resident.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain and Ireland. On the European mainland it feeds under a web on the underside of leaves of Water Mint, Corn Mint, Peppermint and Gypsywort, skeletonising the leaves and later making holes in the stems.