Ptocheuusa paupella

    Pale Seedhead Moth

    GelechiidaeABH 35.061 B&F 748

    Scarce in the county but likely to be under-recorded.  The larvae feed in the seed-heads of fleabane, and the adults can be found by day, resting on the flower-heads, on which they can be surprisingly cryptic.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Light Fleabane Neb (Ptocheuusa paupella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles