| UK Status 
 Resident. Common
 
 Montgomeryshire
Status
 
 A fairly uncommon species, but it has been recorded from scattered sites throughout the county.
 
 Wingspan
:  M
& F, 32-40mm.
 
 Confusion
species
 
 None.
 | Flight
time (Montgomeryshire) 
 Habitat
 
 Found in pine forests and conifer plantations, also in parks and
gardens.
 
 Foodplant
 
 The needles of pine trees.
 
 Lifestage data
 
 Overwinters as a pupa in a fragile cocoon in the debris or just below
the soil. Larva May-July.
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