Acompsia schmidtiellus

    Marjoram Crest

    GelechiidaeABH 35.027 B&F 861

    Associated with marjoram, Origanum vulgare, a herb of calcareous grassland.  Most of the 9 records relate to larvae on the host plant, and come from the north of the county; perhaps surprisingly, there are none from the Poldens or the Mendips proper.

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