Crambidae

63.041 Beautiful Pearl Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli, 1763)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 11mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth is occasionally disturbed from trees during the day. It flies from dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on Hornbeam. It lives between two spun leaves and eats small round holes in them. It pupates in a folded leaf which falls to the leaf litter in the autumn.