Hantsmoths

Rare in one Irish and one British locality but from three widely differing types of habitat: the limestone pavement of the Burren district of Co. Clare, where it feeds on Goldenrod, especially plants growing in crevices; the coastal sandhills of the same district where it feeds on Daisy; and woodland rides in the Blean Wood complex of east Kent, where Goldenrod is the foodplant (MBGBI Vol 3). Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 10-12 mm. Larva mines leaves of Daisy and Goldenrod, living within a movable case.