UK Status
Resident. A local species with a patchy
distribution, found in the southern half of Britain.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in 2012 at Middletown in the east of the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F 12-14mm.
Confusion species
Acrolepiopsis assectella
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Bivoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Fleabane and hemp-agrimony.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid on leaf . Larva mines leaf making a whitish
blotch. Pupates in an open network cocoon under a leaf or in the
detritus in the leaf litter. |
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