Stenolechia gemmella

Stenolechia gemmella

Alternative names
Black V Bud Moth
Black-dotted Groundling
Description

Wingspan 10 to 11 mm. A fairly distinctive Gelechiid moth.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

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Habitat

Associated with Oak and known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.

When to see it

It flies between July and September.

Life History

The larva feeds on oak (Quercus), feeding in the young shoots.

UK Status

Distributed widely, but locally in England and Wales. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.

VC55 Status

Rather infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Reference
35.160 BF755

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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