UK Status
Resident. Locally common throughout the British
Isles as far north as southern Scotland.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in 2010 from Llanfyllin in the north of the county. Since which a further record from the east has also been added.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 7-9mm.
Confusion species
L. wailesella and L. spartifoliella.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Bivoltine)
Habitat
Mainly an urban species.
Foodplant
Laburnum, dyer's greenweed and garden lupin.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid on underside of leaf. Larva first mines a brown
blotch, then an irregular short gallery. Pupates in a fragile cocoon on
the underside of a leaf of the foodplant. |
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