Epermenia aequidentellus
Carrot Ridge-back
Carrot Ridge-back
Epermenia aequidentellus
Carrot Ridge-back
47.004 BF484
Wingspan 9-12 mm.
This is a local moth with a distribution in southern England and Wales and the West Country.
It is bivoltine - being found in flight in June to July and then again in September to October.
The foodplants, which it mines, are wild carrot (Daucus carota) and also burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga).
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 3 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 4 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
