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Eudonia mercurella  
         
  B&F: 1344

ABH: 63.074

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Gardens, Woodland

Wingspan:  16-19mm

Flight Period:  June - August

Observations:  Larvae feed on mosses.

Confusion Species:  Easily confused with other members of the Scopariinae

L.O.N.:  Near Kettering, Stanion. Rather common on walls and tree trunks

First Record:  1902, Wallis