UK Status
Resident. Local S,E,(WC,N).
Montgomeryshire
Status
First recorded in 2013 at Guilsfield in the north-east of the
county. This is a very local species throughout north Wales.
Wingspan
: M
& F,
43-60mm.
Confusion
species
Yellow-tail. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Poplar plantations and willow beds. Also hedgerows, woodland, scrub and
gardens.
Foodplant
Aspen, poplars, willows and sallows.
Lifestage data
Overwinters communally as small larvae in silk web on
foodplant. Larva late August - late June. Pupates in a hairy cocoon. |
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