Scythris siccella
Scythris siccella is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839, found in Europe.
Description
The moth flies in July and can be found on flowers, preferring dry sandy habitats. It has a wingspan of circa 9 mm.The larvae can be found in May and are polyphagous, feeding on the following species; kidney vetch, sea thrift, chickweed, common rock-rose, common bird's-foot trefoil, restharrow, mouse-ear hawkweed, plantain, small scabious, thyme and rock-rose. Larvae form a tube made from grains of sand and silk attached to the stem of the plant and mine into the leaves. Pupation is in a silken cocoon just below the surface of the sand.