Wingspan 13-18 mm. This species lays its eggs on heather (Calluna). The larvae emerge to feed on the flowers, later feeding in larval spinnings on the shoots.
Neofaculta ericetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe and Asia Minor. Neofaculta ericetella.
This species lays its eggs on Heather. The larvae emerge to feed on the flowers, later feeding in larval spinnings on the shoots.
vernacular names · Heather Grey, Heather Groundling, Heather Sober In English. source: Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium · Heather Groundling In English.
Status Local. Heathland and gardens where Heather grown. The adults are attracted to light, but can also be disturbed from the foodplant during the day.
Find out about the status of Neofaculta ericetella (Heather Sober) in Kent. Learn more on its distribution, phenology and ecology.
Larvae in a web on flowers and leaves. host plants. Ericaceae, oligophagous. Calluna vulgaris; Erica carnea, cinerea, tetralix; Rhododendron hirsutum. phenology.
General information about Neofaculta ericetella (NFACER)
Generic features: Head with appressed scales; Ocelli present; Antenna 3/4 length of fw; serrate and shortly ciliate in male, simple in female; scape without ...
Neofaculta ericetella (Geyer, 1832). Status .....A common heathland species and restricted to the Sherwood Forest area of Nottinghamshire.