UK Status
  Resident. Common 
 
Montgomeryshire
Status 
 
A common species, found throughout the county. 
 
Wingspan :  M & F, 32-36mm.
  Confusion
species 
 
Brick, Red-line Quaker. | 
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
 
 Habitat 
 
Broadleaf woodland, heathland, scrub, moorland, hedgerows and gardens. 
 
Foodplant
  
Oak, poplars, beech, sallows, heather and herbaceous plants. 
 Lifestage data
  
Overwinters as an egg which is laid on the twigs of the foodplant. Larva April-June. Pupates in an underground cocoon. | 
 
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