Monday 13 June 2022

Is this Taleporia tubulosa?

I had this small moth come to actinic light in the garden last night. I think it is a male Taleporia tubulosa, a moth I have not seen before.
When inspecting some herbs in the garden yesterday, I found 2 of these caterpillars on salad burnet. Is this the Knot Grass larva?
Steve Trigg, Cookham
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  1. Dave Wilton13 June 2022 at 13:08

    Hi Steve,
    Yes to both. Taleporia tubulosa is supposed to be common but I don't see it all that often. It is an occasional visitor to my traps in Bernwood Forest and I've found the cases on beech trunks in woods around Marlow.

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