Oecophorinae     Philobotinae ABH 28.025 B&F 654   *   Pleurota bicostella Identification confirmed by Mike Jeffes Local, scattered distribution Wingspan: c.24mm Season: May-July. Usually fly at dusk and dawn Habitat: Heaths and damp moorland Larval food plants: Bell Heather and Cross-leaved Heath (Erica spp.)

Pleurota bicostella
Studland Heath, Dorset. June 2013