Norfolk Status Local. Waste ground, arable land especially fields in which root crops are grown. Larva living and feeding in a movable case.
Identification requires referral to the genitalia. Larval cases are also indistinguishable.
[MBGBI vol3 p305]  | Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required | |
 | Case: A good quality photo or specimen of the case and plant/pabulum and gen. det. of bred moth is
required. | |
Recorded in 21 (28%) of 74 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1874. Last Recorded in 2021. |