Crambidae

63.067 Tawny Grey Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 8 to 9mm

Habitats: Open woodland, woodland margins, parkland, sand-dunes and gardens.

Habits: The moth rests on walls and tree trunks during the day. It flies from dusk and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a sparse silk tube on mosses growing on tree trunks or old walls. It pupates in a silk cocoon wrapped with moss.

On the European mainland it has been recorded feeding on Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum, Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga and Redshank Moss Ceratodon purpureus.