Evergestis limbata

Wingspan 20 to 23 mm. It is unlike any other British species and quite distinctive.

Occasionally attracted to light.

A rare migrant. - Abroad, the species occurs in southern Europe, where it flies in July and August.

The larvae feed, like other Evergestis species, on Brassicaceae, especially Garlic Mustard and Hedge Mustard.

A rare migrant to the south coast of England first recorded in 1993. A small colony has been established now on the south east coast of England and possibly in other areas.  In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as Nationally Scarce B.

Rare in our area. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded). The Sapcote record of 19th July 2013 was the first record for VC55 (Leicestershire and Rutland) but the species has subsequently been recorded in Sapcote in 8 of the years between 2013 and 2022  (a total of 24 moths) and has recently been recorded in nearby Broughton Astley and in Thurlaston, so the feeling is that it is breeding in the area.