Aproaerema larseniella

    Meadow White-barred

    GelechiidaeABH 35.003 B&F 844

    Generally associated with greater bird's foot trefoil on damp sites, but occasionally uses closely related hostplants.  Adults require dissection, but rearing from the early stages on greater bird's foot trefoil can sometimes provide a certain ID - see Gelechiid Recording Scheme website for further details.  Eleven records to date, scattered across the county with a slight bias towards the north and east.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    White-trap Sober (Aproaerema larseniella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins
    White-trap Sober (Aproaerema larseniella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    White-trap Sober (Aproaerema larseniella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers