Bryotropha affinis
Alternative names
Dark Groundling
Description
Wingspan 11-12 mm. This moth has a variable paler band, sometimes broken, across the forewing about three quarters of the way toward the tip.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Often attracted to lights.
When to see it
The moths are on the wing in June and July.
Life History
The larvae feed on mosses, often on walls during the early part of the year.
UK Status
A fairly frequent species throughout most of Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire & Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant)
Reference
35.047 BF779
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