Sorhagenia rhamniella

Sorhagenia rhamniella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

Forewings are fuscous, sometimes somewhat ochreous mixed; large blackish scale-tufts on fold at 1/4, on dorsum before tornus, below middle of costa, and in disc at 3/4; some raised black strigulae towards apex.

The larva is greenish; head and plate of 2 black.

Larvae can be found from the beginning of May to June.

A shoot of buckthorn drooping from larval feeding
Larva