UKMoths Leucoptera lathyrifoliella
Everlasting-pea Blister Moth
Everlasting-pea Blister Moth
21.006 BF258
Leucoptera lathyrifoliella
Everlasting-pea Blister Moth
(Stainton, [1865])
Wingspan c. 7mm.
A rather rare and local species, confined to a number of coastal counties in southern England and in Wales, occupying cliffs and similar habitats where the foodplant occurs.
The larva feeds on narrow-leaved everlasting pea (Lathyrus sylvestris), forming translucent blotches on the leaves, sometimes more than one to a leaf.
The adults, similar in appearance to a number of other Leucoptera species, fly from May to July, probably in two generations.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
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