UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common throughout Britain.
Montgomeryshire Status
Discovered in the east of the county at Llanmerewig Glebe Nature
Reserve in 2014.
Wingspan
:
M & F 14-16mm.
Confusion species
Other species of Caloptilia can look very similar.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Bivoltine)
Habitat
Woodland, heathland, moorland and gardens.
Foodplant
Birch.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs on leaf. Larva forms epidermal mine developing into
blotch, then in rolled leaf. Pupa green attached to leaf. |
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