UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common throughout mainland Britain.
Montgomeryshire Status
A single very old record from Welshpool in 1967 until found at Middletown in 2015.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 7-9mm.
Confusion species
Other species of Leucoptera.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Broom.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid on a first year twig of broom. Larva mines under
the twig bark. Pupates in a pointed oval cocoon spun on the stem or
leaf of the foodplant. |
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