Infurcitinea argentimaculella (Stainton, 1849)
Silver-barred Lichen Moth
(Silver-barred Clothes)
12.0060 (B&F: 203)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Tineoidea
»Family: Tineidae
»Subfamily: Meessiinae
»Tribe: Phalacropterygini
Resident. Only recently detected at Sedlescombe and Chichester, but probably seriously under-recorded. Single-brooded flying mainly from late July to early August. Larvae feed on powdery lichens growing on dry banks, old walls and tree trunks. (Pratt, 2011)