Bacotia claustrella

Bacotia claustrella, the shining smoke, is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine, the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula.

Shining smoke
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Bacotia
Species:	B. claustrella
Binomial name
Bacotia claustrella (Bruand, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
Psyche claustrella Bruand, 1845 Psyche sepium Ad. Speyer & Au. Speyer, 1846 Bacotia sepium Solenobia tabulella Guenée, 1846 Epichnopteryx sepiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1862

The wingspan is about 13–15 mm for males. Adults are on wing in June and July.^[2]

The larvae feed on lichens.^[3] Larvae can be found from August to May, overwintering in the larval stage.