Lep:Yponomeutinae
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431 Yponomeuta sedella (Treitschke, 1832)
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larva in lateral view

 

Food Plant: Sedum telephium (Orphine) and closely related cultivars

Mine: June-July; September-October

Notes: The larvae initially mine the leaves, making narrow galleries and then feed gregariously in a slight web (as shown)

Data: 31.viii.2009, Traethdy, Harlech, Gwynedd, VC 48

Image:© Helen Bantock

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