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Mompha terminella  
         
  B&F: 0881

ABH: 40.014

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  10mm

Flight Period:  July - August

Observations:  Larvae mine the leaves of Enchanter's Nightshade. First record was to light, by James Skinner at Scotland Wood, Kelmarsh Estate (SP77). Following this record a search on the foodplant resulted in leaf-mines being found in Yardley Chase (SP85) and six sites in Bedfordshire (VC30).

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  2011, Skinner.