▁ 1 0 – 1 2   mm . ▁Head ▁pale ▁och re ous . ▁An ten na e ▁white , ▁ring ed ▁with ▁light ▁fus c ous ▁anterior ly ▁except ▁at ▁a pe x . ▁Fore w ings ▁light ▁yellow - och re ous ▁; ▁costa ▁white ▁to ▁near ▁a pe x ▁; ▁ve ins ▁marked ▁with ▁fine ▁wh it ish ▁lines ▁; ▁cost al ▁c ilia ▁posterior ly ▁pale ▁yellow - och re ous , ▁tips ▁white . ▁H ind w ings ▁grey . ▁ ▁Ad ult s ▁are ▁on ▁wing ▁from ▁June ▁to ▁July ▁and ▁possibly ▁again ▁from ▁late ▁April ▁to ▁May . ▁ ▁First ▁generation ▁lar va e ▁feed ▁on ▁the ▁seed head s ▁of ▁r ush es ▁( J unc us ▁species ), ▁wood r ush ▁( L uz ula ▁species ) ▁and ▁club - r ush ▁( Sc ir pus ▁species ), ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁fe eds ▁on ▁glass wort ▁( Sal ic orn ia ▁species ). ▁They ▁create ▁a ▁wh it ish ▁case ▁with ▁yellow ish ▁brown ▁gran ules . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁ 6   mm ▁long ▁with ▁a ▁mouth ▁angle ▁of ▁ 0 ° - 5 ° . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁The ▁moth ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁Europe ▁( including ▁I cel and ) ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁from ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁alt icole lla ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁Europe ▁Category : M oth s ▁of