Tachystola acroxantha Oecophoridae      Oecophorinae

ABH 28.024
B&F 656   *   Tachystola acroxantha



Wingspan: 13-15mm

Flight time: May-September
First recorded in Devon in 1908, probably imported among plants from Australia. Its range is expanding rapidly northwards.

Larvae feed on vegetation, leaf litter and withered leaves.


Tachystola acroxantha

Tachystola acroxantha

Tachystola acroxantha

Tachystola acroxantha
Tachystola acroxantha
Dorset. September 2011. Larva August 2016

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