Morley's Final Catalogue: Among beech at Glemham Magna (Bloomfield).

Recent Status: A fairly common species across Suffolk.

Life Style: The moth is double brooded flying during April, May, July and August. The larvae mine leaves of Fagus. They pupate in a pale cocoon on the ground.

Identification:The moth has a grey bronze forewing becoming darker and purple tinged from one half. The fascia beyond one half, the thorax, scape and the collar are cream. The head tuft is pale ochre. The cilia are grey. The moth can be identified by breeding out from a mine or by genitalia dissection.
The larva creates a gallery from an ovum placed on the underside and in the angle between the main vein and a side vein. They carry out successive ‘S' bend manoeuvres as they move out between two side veins. More Info

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

	Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 52 (90%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1988. Last Recorded in 2025. Additional Stats

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