Leucoptera lotella (Stainton, [1858])
Trefoil Blister Moth
(Little Bent-wing)
21.0030 (B&F: 259)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
»Family: Lyonetiidae
»Subfamily: Cemiostominae
»Tribe: Phalacropterygini
Just two colonies of this species have been recorded - at Tilgate forest in Victorian times and more recently at Icklesham in 2003. Elsewhere the species is double-brooded, flying from May to July, with larvae feeding on both common and greater bird's foot trefoil. (Pratt, 2011)
