Description: Wingspan 18-20mm. Skinner gives July and August as the flight period.

World Distribution: Scandinavia and the mountainous regions of northern and central Europe.

Irish Distribution: This species is included on the Northern Ireland list based on an dubious old record from the Mourne Mountains, Down mentioned by Donovan. There is no evidence past or present to substantiate this claim, therefore it must be regarded as erroneous. The moth is known from Ireland where it is mainly confined to the Burren, Clare.

Ecology: A species generally associated with upland regions and moorland. Adults are reported to fly in afternoon sunshine. The larvae feed on the seeds of eyebrights Euphrasia spp. It overwinters as a pupa.

Key Identification Features:

• Wingspan 18-20mm.

Distribution Map from NBN: Perizoma minorata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Perizoma minorata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.