LEPIDOPTERA | Alucitoidea

Alucitidae (Many-plumed Moths)

Checklist ref. 44.001

Designation: 'micro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed

Typical habitat: woodland, hedgerows, gardens

Larval foodplant:           leaves and flowers of Honeysuckle

Flight behaviour: flies at dusk and to light, but easily disturbed by day

Flight season: all year

Note: photographed after release from garden moth-trap