UK Status
Resident. Locally common throughout the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in the east of the county at Roundton Hill nature reserve in 2013.
Wingspan
:
M & F 6-7mm.
Confusion species
Many species of Phyllonorycter are extremely similar, great care should be given when separating these species.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Bivoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Oak.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid on underside of leaf. Larva makes a long and
slender mine. The pupa is golden brown in a whitish, oval cocoon
attached to the mine. |
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