22nd July 2020

The nationally scarce Gynnidomorpha alismana was a surprise occurrence to me here but a bit of research turned up a record in nearby Landbeach. The larvae feed on water-plantain so it would be interesting to work out where that grows nearby. 

The best of the rest of just under 100 species included a Pediasia contaminella which has only turned up a handful of times. While this species is also nationally scarce, it has this misfortune of having the vernacular name of 'Waste Grass-veneer'.

Gynnidomorpha alismana

Pediasia contaminella

[595] Gynnidomorpha alismana