Pancalia leuwenhoekella

Pancalia leuwenhoekella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Subspecies include:[1] This species is present in nearly all of Europe.

Pancalia leuwenhoekella prefers chalk and limestone habitats.

Forewings are deep orange, margins more or less blackish; a narrow interrupted fascia at 1/4, a costal spot before middle and another inwardly oblique at 3/4, a dorsal median spot and an erect tornal mark pale golden-metallic, blackish-edged; a whitish spot in cilia on posterior costal spot.

[3][5] The larva is dull purple - reddish, segmental incisions and wrinkles pale brownish-ochreous; head pale yellowish-brown, darker-marked; plate of 2 transparent.

Side view