35.143 BF774 – Gelechiidae – Gelechiinae – Teleiodes luculella

Gelechiidae – Gelechiinae – Teleiodes luculella – Crescent Groundling

STATUS – Fairly common in Oakwoods throughout Derbyshire 

ID POINTERS – Forewing dark grey to blackish, mottled with a large semi-circular whitish blotch towards the base of the forewing and a white spot along the costa at about two thirds.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing in May – June

IMAGES – Froggatt, Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle©

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