17 April 2015*
Micro moth
The males are smaller than the females. The forewings of the males are half pale yellowish and half reddish brown, whereas the females are more uniform in colour from yellowish brown to orange-brown.
The adults fly at dusk and are attracted to light. They may be disturbed from vegetation during the day.
This originally Australian species was probably accidentally introduced into Cornwall in the 1930's and since then has spread quickly northwards, and is now regular in many parts, and very common in some areas.
A pest species in Australian orchards, it is one of the most catholic polyphages in Britain, and should be considered as a possibility when identifying larvae off any plant.
It flies in two generations between May and October.
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