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Status: Na
Notes:
Nationally scarce (Na) on sandy beaches by the sea from Sussex to Dorset. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight the foodplant is local and uncommon and the moth is restricted to Freshwater, St Helens, Hengistbury and Sandy Point, Hayling, where the plant is stated to be locally frequent. Wingspan 22-25 mm. This species bears some resemblance to a Homoeosoma or Phycitodes, but may be distinguished at once by the long, porrected labial palpi which in the other genera are shorter and ascending [Goater]. Larva feeds within stems of Prickly Saltwort, over-wintering as a pupa.
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