Long overdue and already known from Glam (some dozen or so records) and Pembs and a moth that I`ve been on the look-out for for some years. Yesterday I chanced upon larval workings of this micro in an urban back-lane between Queen Victoria Road and Brynmor Road, Llanelli. Most were vacated but some were occupied by larvae and today, (16/10), several adult moths were spotted amongst some growths of pellitory-of-the-wall that I collected to search for more larvae. To be photographed later.
The larvae and adults were confined to a group of about four large plants growing at the interface of a sandstone wall and the lane - very robust plants c. 2ft x 1ft and not like the usual small plants seen on dry, sunny walls. The actual site (SN50320 00022) with these plants was NW-facing and no larvae or adults were found on smaller plants elsewhere in the lane. A photo of the lane (with the plants to the bottom-left) is shown below.
Congratulations Ian, a great find and very well spotted.
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