Selagia argyrella
Checklist Number62.0181 [B&F: 1448]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Selagia |
| Species: | argyrella |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Recorded infrequently through accidental importation. This Asian species is included on the British list on the basis of two specimens in the BMNH: one from Shoeburyness in 1880 and one without further data. Wingspan 29-34 mm. Larva feeds on Heather, living within a silken tube or tent, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
