Oligia latruncula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Host plants:
The caterpillar lives like those of other species of this genus drilled in the tip of hibernating grass shoots. I found it - along with those of Oligia versicolor - particularly in Dactylus glomerata.

Habitat:
Oligia latruncula inhabits grassy habitats of all types from open land to the forests.

Life cycle:
The caterpillar overwinters and the moths fly like the other species in a single generation from mid-May to mid-August (depending on the year and altitude).

Remarks:
Oligia latruncula is to distinguish with certainty only by genital morphology from O. versicolor.

Oligia latruncula is widespread and often common in Europe and Western Asia.