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Eidophasia messingiella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)

Flight period: June and July.

Forewing: 6.5 to 7.5mm. Habitat: Wasteland.

Larvae: In a shoot, then on the underside of a leaf of Hoary Cress, during April and May.

Unlikely to be mistaken for other species.