Crambidae

63.110 Saltern Grass-moth Pediasia aridella (Thunberg, 1788)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 10 to 13mm

Habitats: Inner margins of salt-marsh, sand-dunes, dry grassland and valley mire.

Habits: The moth is nocturnal and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva lives in a frass-covered silk tube on the stem bases of Common salt-marsh-grass, Borrer's salt-marsh-grass and possibly other grasses. It pupates in an oval cocoon covered in bits of debris.