35.112 Scrobipalpa suaedella (Richardson, 1893)

One of the more readily identifiable Scrobipalpa in its usual British form with an unmarked pale ochreous dorsal quarter to the forewing. The species can on occasions be quite variable when it may superficially resemble Scrobipalpa instabilella, S. nitentella, S. samadensis or S. salcorniae (formerly in the British Isles thought to be S. salinella). S. ocellatella can also have a clear pale area at the base of the forewing but the central blackish spots are small and usually surrounded by a paler ring of colour. In S. suaedella these spots are variable and may resemble short black streaks, it does do not have an obvious ring of pale colour around these marks and lacks the warm brown patch from before the tornus to the middle of the wing. Dissection is recommended if there is any doubt.