35.123 BF819

Scrobipalpa costella

(Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)

A fairly common species throughout much of Britain, this moth emerges late in the season, from September onwards, and spends the winter as an adult.

The larval foodplant is bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara), and the species occurs in woodland and damp areas where the foodplant is found.

The adult flies at night and is attracted to light.