Micropterix aruncella (Scopoli, 1763)
White-line Pollen-moth
(White-barred Gold)
1.0040 (B&F: 4)
Synonym(s):
Micropterix seppella (Fabricius, [1777])
»Suborder: Zeugloptera
»Superfamily: Micropterigoidea
»Family: Micropterigidae
A resident species often common and occasionally very common by day in a range of habitats across the region but apparently absent from central areas. Single-brooded, flying mainly from mid-May to mid-July. Larvae feed on the young shoots of herbaceous plants. (Pratt, 2011)
