UK Status
Resident. Widespread and locally common throughout
much of the British isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in 2010 at Llanfyllin in the north of the county. This
was only the fifth record for north Wales.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 13-16mm.
Confusion species
C. sturnipennella.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Found in waste land and fields where root crops are grown.
Foodplant
Orache and Goose-foot.
Lifestage data
Case-bearing. Eggs are laid on florets. Larva firsts feeds internally
and then from a case. Pupa in the case on the ground. |
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