An account is given of the larvae of Nomophila noctuella ((D.& S.)) (Lep.: Pyralidae) in the wild in the British Isles and their foodplants as well as the rearing of the hymenopterous parasitoid Meteorus cinctellits (Spinola) (Braconidae: Meteorinae), together with a review of prior records and foodplants. BR General morphology. Nutrition. Diet. Parasites diseases and disorders. Parasites. Insect parasites. Hosts. Insect hosts. Land zones. Palaearctic region. Eurasia. Europe. Meteorus cinctellus (Braconidae): Parasite; Nomophila noctuella (Pyralidae): Host. Meteorus cinctellus: Lepidopteran hosts, Nomophila noctuella, New record, United Kingdom; Nomophila noctuella: General morphology, Larval morphology, new record, review, Food plants, Hymenopteran parasites, Meteorus cinctellus, United Kingdom, distribution. ST Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apocrita, Terebrantia, Ichneumonoidea, Braconidae; Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Glossata, Heteroneura, Pyraloidea, Pyralidae. Arthropods; Hymenopterans; Insects; Invertebrates; Lepidopterans. none