Appearance
The wingspan is 16–18 mm. Forewings whitish, sometimes mixed with light ochreous-yellowish, sprinkled with black; base black-marked; lines whitish, blackish-edged, first irregular, second rather sinuate; orbicular and claviform dot-like, black; a black X-shaped discal mark; terminal area grey mixed with black, subterminal line white, interrupted in middle. Hindwings whitish-grey, darker terminally.Larva yellowish-green; spots brownish-green; head and plate of 2 black-brown: on mosses; 3, 4.
Behavior
The moth flies from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on various mosses.References:
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