| UK Status 
 Resident. Widely distributed and locally common as
far north as Cumbria.
 
 Montgomeryshire Status
 
 Locally common in the north-east of the county.
 
 Wingspan
:
  M & F, 15-21mm.
 
 Confusion species
 
 None.
 
 | Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine) 
 Habitat
 
 Woodland and gardens.
 
 Foodplant
 
 Hawthorn and apple.
 
 Lifestage data
 
 Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva feeds from a slight spinning.
Pupates in a whitish cocoon in the leaf litter on the ground.
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