1401 Mung mothMoth MenuMoth MenuIndex by Family1403 Diasemiopsis ramburialis

1402 Diasemia reticularis (Linnaeus, 1761) - (Crambidae / Pyraustinae)


Status: Vagrant/Accidental
Notes: Rare immigrant, southern Europe, appearing as a migrant on the south coast of Britain, in some years arriving in sufficient numbers to breed. Wingspan 18-22mm. Nocturnal; May to September. Larva - no evidence of breeding in the UK. Larva feeds on withered leaves of Greater Plantain, Chicory, Beaked Hawksbeard, Marsh Hawksbeard and other related species.

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