| 20.02 ~ 0419 ~ Argyresthia semifusca ~ Brown Rowan Argent | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widespread and common throughout the British Isles, but more local in the south. Montgomeryshire Status Three very old records from Welshpool in the east of the county, the last in 1967 Wingspan : M & F, 10-13mm. Confusion species A. conjugella and A. spinocella |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat More open woodland. Foodplant Rowan and hawthorn. Lifestage data Shoot miner. Eggs laid on the foodplant. Larva feed inside the shoots which droop giving their presence away. Pupates in a double cocoon (one within the other) on the ground. |
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