Family: Tortricidae Checklist Number: 49.321
Dichrorampha petiverella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Yellow-spot Yarrow Moth
Scarce, first recorded in 2011 with a handful of subsequent record all from South Uist. The adults occur from May to August over coastal grassland and scrub. The larval food-plants are yarrow (Achillea millefolium), tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) and sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica).
References:
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.