UK Status
Resident. Common throughout England and Wales.
Montgomeryshire Status
A single old record exists from the west of the county. Probably overlooked.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 6-8mm.
Confusion species
Care should be taken, other species of Heliozela are very similar.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Oak.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid beneath the bark of young twigs. Larva first
mines the twig, then the petiole of a leaf into the midrib and finally
forms a blotch near the leaf base. (Care is required with
identification). |
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