Micropterix mansuetella (Zeller, 1844)

black-headed gold

parasite

The moths feed on pollen, de larvae detritus.

host plants (mothd)

Cyperaceae, ? monophagous

Carex.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2024).

references

Anon.(2008b), Cosson (2008a), Langohr & Küchlein (1998a), Lepiforum (2026), Muus (2026a), Zeller-Lukashort, Kurz, Lees & Kurz (2007a).